Choak vs. Choke

Choakverb

See Choke.

Chokeverb

(intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).

Chokeverb

(transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.

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(transitive) To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.

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(transitive) To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).

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To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.

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(transitive) To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.

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(intransitive) To be checked or stopped, as if by choking

Chokeverb

(transitive) To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.

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(intransitive) To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.

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(transitive) To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.

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(transitive) To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).

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(transitive) To use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine.

Chokeverb

To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1).

Chokeverb

To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.

Chokenoun

A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.

Chokenoun

(sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.

Chokenoun

A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.

Chokenoun

A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.

Chokenoun

The mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke.

Chokenoun

(electronics) choking coil

Chokenoun

A major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.

Chokeverb

To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle.

Chokeverb

To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up.

Chokeverb

To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to stifle.

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To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling.

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To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.

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To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the throat, caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe; to be strangled.

Chokeverb

To be checked, as if by choking; to stick.

Chokenoun

A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of strangulation.

Chokenoun

The tied end of a cartridge.

Chokenoun

a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

Chokenoun

a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine

Chokeverb

breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion;

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be too tight; rub or press;

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wring the neck of;

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constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

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struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake;

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fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation;

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check or slow down the action or effect of;

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become or cause to become obstructed;

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impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;

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become stultified, suppressed, or stifled;

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suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of;

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die;

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reduce the air supply;

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cause to retch or choke

Chokeverb

(of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air

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cause (a person or animal) to choke

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swallow something with difficulty

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prevent (a plant) from growing by depriving it of light, air, or nourishment

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prevent or inhibit the occurrence or development of

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(in sports) fail to perform at a crucial point of a game or contest as a result of nervousness

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fill (a space) so as to make movement difficult or impossible

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make (someone) speechless with a strong feeling or emotion

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cause (someone) to feel tearful or extremely upset

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suppress a strong emotion or the expression of such an emotion

Chokeverb

enrich the fuel mixture in (a petrol engine) by reducing the intake of air

Chokenoun

a valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started

Chokenoun

a knob which controls the choke in a carburettor

Chokenoun

a narrowed part of a shotgun bore near the muzzle, serving to restrict the spread of the shot

Chokenoun

an inductance coil used to smooth the variations of an alternating current or to alter its phase.

Chokenoun

an act or the sound of a person or animal having difficulty in breathing

Chokenoun

the inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke.