choke
has definitions from the fields of physics,biology
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[ verb ] breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
Examples "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband" Used in print (Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)He had to cough then ; he went to the window and choked there with the fresh breeze on his face . |
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[ verb ] be too tight; rub or press
Examples "This neckband is choking the cat" Used in print (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)Now , Adam , in the gray light of afternoon , stared across at the hut opposite his tent , and thought_of Simms_Purdew lying in there in the gloom , snoring on his bunk , with the fumes of whisky choking the air . |
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[ verb ] struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
Examples "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" Related terms |
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[ verb ] wring the neck of
Synonyms Examples "The man choked his opponent" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore]...)In another attack , Samuel_Verstandig , 41 , proprietor of a food store in the 2100 block Aiken street , told police two Negroes assaulted him in his store and stole $ 150 from the cash_register after choking and beating him . |
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[ verb ] (biology) die (colloquial)
Examples "The old man finally kicked the bucket" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (physics) a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
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[ verb ] check or slow down the action or effect of
Examples "She choked her anger" Related terms |
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[ verb ] (biology) kill by constricting the throat and preventing from breathing
Synonyms Examples "Othello suffocated Desdemona with a pillow" |
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[ verb ] impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Synonyms Examples "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
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