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Meaning of choke
1 definition found From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: choke n 1: a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current [syn: {choke}, {choke coil}, {choking coil}] 2: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine v 1: breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband" 2: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" [syn: {choke}, {gag}, {fret}] 3: wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent" [syn: {choke}, {scrag}] 4: constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing [syn: {choke}, {strangle}] 5: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" [syn: {gag}, {choke}, {strangle}, {suffocate}] 6: fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience" 7: check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger" 8: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn: {clog}, {choke off}, {clog up}, {back up}, {congest}, {choke}, {foul}] [ant: {unclog}] 9: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" [syn: {suffocate}, {stifle}, {asphyxiate}, {choke}] 10: become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village" [syn: {suffocate}, {choke}] 11: suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him" [syn: {suffocate}, {choke}] 12: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {go}, {exit}, {pass away}, {expire}, {pass}, {kick the bucket}, {cash in one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost}, {drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}] [ant: {be born}] 13: reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor" [syn: {choke}, {throttle}] 14: cause to retch or choke [syn: {gag}, {choke}]
Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.
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