choke

Thesaurus for choke
- noun
  - synonyms
    - choke coil, choking coil, coil, valve
- verb
  - synonyms
    - gag, fret, scrag, strangle, suffocate, clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, foul, stifle, asphyxiate, die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, croak, snuff it, throttle, become, block, bottle up, breathe, change state, close up, compact, compress, constrict, contract, dampen, enrich, fail, hurt, impede, jam, neglect, obstruct, obturate, occlude, press, respire, sicken, squeeze, suffer, suppress, suspire, take a breath, turn
  - antonyms
    - be born, unclog
  - related terms
    - die down, die off, die out

Pronunciation Video of choke

Pronunciation of choke: CH OW1 K (tʃoʊk)
Number of syllables of choke: 1

Definition of choke
- (n): a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
- (n): a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
- (v): breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
- (v): cause to retch or choke
- (v): struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
- (v): constrict (someone''s) throat and keep from breathing
- (v): reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"
- (v): die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket"
- (v): suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"
- (v): become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
- (v): impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
- (v): become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
- (v): be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"
- (v): wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"
- (v): check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"
- (v): fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"

Examples of choke
- The best known example of this is the rear naked choke.
- Cobb won the fight at the end of the first round via rear naked choke.
- The choke can adjust the flow of gasoline from the carburetor into the engine.
- The choke should be tailored to the range and size of the targets.
- The impurities in the air can cause a bird to choke.
- Underneath the dash on the right side is the choke rod.
- Now try running the bike with the choke on.
- The Undertaker does the triangle choke not the gogoplata.
- Accordingly, the choke gap can be optimized around the periphery of the door.
- They play confidently, hustle, and never choke in the fourth quarter.