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choke


Definition: Meaning of, choke in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / tʃəʊk /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
choke choked choked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
choking chokes
  1. [intransitive] to be unable to breathe properly because something is in your throat or there is not enough air
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  2. [transitive] if something chokes you, it makes you unable to breathe properly
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  3. [transitive] to prevent someone from breathing by putting your hands around their throat and pressing on it
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  4. [intransitive and transitive] to be unable to talk clearly because you are feeling a strong emotion
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  5. [transitive] also choke something ↔ out to say something with difficulty because you are very upset or angry
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  6. [transitive] also choke something ↔ up to fill a place so that things cannot move through it
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  7. [intransitive] informal to fail at doing something, especially a sport, because there is a lot of pressure on you
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  8. [transitive] if one plant chokes another, it kills it by growing all around it and taking away its light and room to grow
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  9. choke a horse American English spoken if you say that something is big enough to choke a horse, you are emphasizing that it is very big
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Singular Plural
choke chokes
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  1. a piece of equipment in a vehicle that controls the amount of air going into the engine, and that is used to help the engine start
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  2. the sound that someone makes when they cannot breathe properly because something is in their throat or there is not enough air
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choke used in phrases

  • automatic choke (noun)
    1. a choke that automatically controls the flow of air to the carburettor
  • choke chain (noun)
    1. a chain that is fastened around the neck of a dog to control it
  • choke coil (noun)
    1. a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
  • choke-full (adjective)
    1. packed full to capacity
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choke used in phrasal verbs

  • choke back (phrasal verb)
    1. to stop yourself from showing a feeling or emotion
  • choke down (phrasal verb)
    1. to eat or drink something with difficulty because you do not like it or because you are ill or upset
  • choke off (phrasal verb)
    1. choke off something same as choke1 (sense 5)
  • choke up (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] if someone chokes up, or if something chokes them up, they cannot speak because they are starting to cry
    2. [transitive] same as choke1 (sense 4)
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