Meaning of 'choke'

noun

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

noun

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

Synonyms: choke coil choking coil

verb

to breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion

Example: "I choked with emotion when I spoke about my deceased friend."

verb

to cause to retch or choke

Example: "The smoke in the room choked me."

Synonyms: gag

verb

to struggle for breath

Synonyms: gag strangle suffocate

verb

to constrict someone's throat and keep from breathing

Synonyms: strangle

verb

to reduce the air supply

Example: "choke a carburetor"

Synonyms: throttle

verb

to pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Synonyms: go exit pass die conk croak decease expire perish kick the bucket cash in one's chips buy the farm give-up the ghost drop dead pop off snuff it pass away

verb

to suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

Synonyms: suffocate

verb

to become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

Synonyms: suffocate

verb

to impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

Synonyms: stifle

verb

to become or cause to become obstructed

Synonyms: clog

verb

to be too tight

Synonyms: gag fret

verb

to wring the neck of

Example: "I choked opponent out in my last match."

Synonyms: scrag

verb

to check or slow down the action or effect of

Example: "They choked their anger."

verb

to fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation

Example: "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience."