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Choke
see synonyms of chokeNoun
1. choke, choke coil, choking coil
a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
2. choke
a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
Verb
3. choke
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
Example Sentences:'She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband'
be too tight; rub or press
Example Sentences:'This neckband is choking the cat'
7. choke, gag, strangle, suffocate
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
Example Sentences:'he swallowed a fishbone and gagged'
8. choke
fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
Example Sentences:'The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience'
9. choke
check or slow down the action or effect of
Example Sentences:'She choked her anger'
10. back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul
become or cause to become obstructed
Example Sentences:'The leaves clog our drains in the Fall''The water pipe is backed up'
11. asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Example Sentences:'The foul air was slowly suffocating the children'
12. choke, suffocate
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
Example Sentences:'He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village'
13. choke, suffocate
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
Example Sentences:'His job suffocated him'
14. buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Example Sentences:'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'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Choke
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Choke
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Choke
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