CHOKE
Definition:
- [noun] a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
Synonyms: coil, choking coil
- [noun] a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
- [verb] breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
- [verb] be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"
Synonyms: gag, fret
- [verb] wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"
Synonyms: scrag
- [verb] constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
Synonyms: strangle
- [verb] struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
Synonyms: gag, strangle, suffocate
- [verb] fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"
- [verb] check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"
- [verb] become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
Synonyms: clog, off, clog up, back up, congest, foul
- [verb] impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
Synonyms: suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate
- [verb] become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating
Synonyms: suffocate
- [verb] suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"
Synonyms: suffocate
- [verb] die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket"
Synonyms: kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, croak, snuff it
- [verb] reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"
Synonyms: throttle
- [verb] cause to retch or choke
Synonyms: gag
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