1. choke - noun
· a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
Synonym(s): choke_coil, choking_coil
Hypernym(s): coil
2. choke - noun
· a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
Hypernym(s): valve
3. choke - verb
· breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
Hypernym(s): breathe, take_a_breath, respire, suspire
4. choke - verb
· be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"
Hypernym(s): compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
5. choke - verb
· wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"
Synonym(s): scrag
Hypernym(s): compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
6. choke - verb
· constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
Synonym(s): strangle
Hypernym(s): compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
7. choke - verb
· struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
Synonym(s): gag, strangle, suffocate
8. choke - 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"
9. choke - verb
· check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"
Hypernym(s): inhibit, bottle_up, suppress
10. choke - verb
· become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
Synonym(s): clog, choke_off, clog_up, back_up, congest, foul
Hypernym(s): obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close_up
11. choke - verb
· impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
Synonym(s): suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate
Hypernym(s): obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close_up
12. choke - verb
· become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
Synonym(s): suffocate
13. choke - verb
· suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"
Synonym(s): suffocate
14. choke - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass_away, expire, pass, kick_the_bucket, cash_in_one%27s_chips, buy_the_farm, conk, give-up_the_ghost, drop_dead, pop_off, croak, snuff_it
Hypernym(s): change_state, turn
15. choke - verb
· reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"
Synonym(s): throttle
Hypernym(s): enrich
16. choke - verb
· cause to retch or choke
Synonym(s): gag
Hypernym(s): sicken
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