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choke

/t͡ʃoʊk/noun, verb1 syllable

Choke means: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.

Synonyms for choke48

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

choke coil, choking coil

verb, as in pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

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
and 10 more, pop off, croak, snuff it, fail, go bad, give way, give out, conk out, break, break down

verb, as in become or cause to become obstructed

clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, foul, crap up

verb, as in struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

gag, strangle, suffocate

verb, as in impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate

verb, as in be too tight; rub or press

gag, fret

verb, as in become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

suffocate

verb, as in suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

suffocate

verb, as in wring the neck of

scrag

verb, as in constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

strangle

verb, as in reduce the air supply

throttle

verb, as in cause to retch or choke

gag

also used for choke

block up, bung up, jam, obstruct, stop up, choke out, stick

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What does choke mean?16

verb

1

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life“She died from cancer”

2

become or cause to become obstructed“The leaves clog our drains in the Fall”

3

struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake“he swallowed a fishbone and gagged”

4

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of“The foul air was slowly suffocating the children”

5

be too tight; rub or press“This neckband is choking the cat”

6

become stultified, suppressed, or stifled“He is suffocating — living at home with his aged parents in the small village”

7

suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of“His job suffocated him”

8

wring the neck of“The man choked his opponent”

9

constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

10

reduce the air supply“choke a carburetor”

11

cause to retch or choke

12

breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion“She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband”

13

fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation“The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience”

14

check or slow down the action or effect of“She choked her anger”

noun

1

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

2

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with choke?23

two syllables

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Choke in a sentence

  • I kiss my rival, but it is to choke him.belgavox
  • You have to pace yourself or you'll choke halfway through.CM
  • Many old people choke to death while eating mochi.blay_paul
  • Be careful not to choke on the grapes.DJ_Saidez
  • You'll choke if you wolf your food down like that.terrywallwork
  • This bridge is a choke point for traffic.timmartin
  • I want to use my hands to choke you.Nuel
  • When a Hungarian boy gives his girlfriend a kiss, he can choke her.carlosalberto

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of choke

as a noun

plural
chokes

as a verb

past tense
choked
present participle
choking
third-person singular
chokes
past participle
choked