Nouns

(n)choke, choke coil, choking coila coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
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(n)chokea valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
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Verbs

(v)chokebreathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion“She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband”
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(v)choke, gag, fretbe too tight; rub or press“This neckband is choking the cat”
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(v)choke, scragwring the neck of“The man choked his opponent”
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(v)choke, strangleconstrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
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(v)gag, choke, strangle, suffocatestruggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake“he swallowed a fishbone and gagged”
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(v)chokefail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation“The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience”
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(v)chokecheck or slow down the action or effect of“She choked her anger”
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(v)clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul, crap upbecome or cause to become obstructed“The leaves clog our drains in the Fall”, “The water pipe is backed up”
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(v)suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, chokeimpair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of“The foul air was slowly suffocating the children”
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(v)suffocate, chokebecome stultified, suppressed, or stifled“He is suffocating — living at home with his aged parents in the small village”
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(v)suffocate, chokesuppress the development, creativity, or imagination of“His job suffocated him”
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(v)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, choke, croak, snuff itpass 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”
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(v)choke, throttlereduce the air supply“choke a carburetor”
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(v)gag, chokecause to retch or choke
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