Choke vs. Throttle

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.

Chokeverb

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

Chokeverb

(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).

Chokeverb

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

Chokeverb

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

Chokeverb

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

Chokeverb

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

Chokeverb

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

Chokeverb

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

Chokeverb

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

Chokeverb

(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.

Chokeverb

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

Chokeverb

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

Chokeverb

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;

Chokeverb

be too tight; rub or press;

Chokeverb

wring the neck of;

Chokeverb

constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

Chokeverb

struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake;

Chokeverb

fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation;

Chokeverb

check or slow down the action or effect of;

Chokeverb

become or cause to become obstructed;

Chokeverb

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;

Chokeverb

become stultified, suppressed, or stifled;

Chokeverb

suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of;

Chokeverb

die;

Chokeverb

reduce the air supply;

Chokeverb

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

Chokeverb

cause (a person or animal) to choke

Chokeverb

swallow something with difficulty

Chokeverb

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

Chokeverb

prevent or inhibit the occurrence or development of

Chokeverb

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

Chokeverb

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

Chokeverb

make (someone) speechless with a strong feeling or emotion

Chokeverb

cause (someone) to feel tearful or extremely upset

Chokeverb

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.

Throttlenoun

A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.

Throttlenoun

The lever or pedal that controls this valve.

Throttlenoun

The windpipe or trachea.

Throttleverb

(transitive) To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).

Throttleverb

(transitive) To strangle or choke someone.

Throttleverb

(intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.

Throttleverb

(intransitive) To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.

Throttleverb

(transitive) To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.

Throttlenoun

The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand.

Throttlenoun

The throttle valve.

Throttleverb

To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.

Throttleverb

To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.

Throttleverb

To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine.

Throttleverb

To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.

Throttleverb

To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.

Throttlenoun

a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine

Throttlenoun

a pedal that controls the throttle valve;

Throttleverb

place limits on (extent or access);

Throttleverb

kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air;

Throttleverb

reduce the air supply;

Throttlenoun

a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine

Throttlenoun

a person's throat, gullet, or windpipe.

Throttleverb

attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them

Throttleverb

control (an engine or vehicle) with a throttle

Throttleverb

reduce the power of an engine or vehicle by use of the throttle

Throttle

A throttle is the mechanism by which fluid flow is managed by constriction or obstruction. An engine's power can be increased or decreased by the restriction of inlet gases (by the use of a throttle), but usually decreased.