choke
[{'id': '7c8e40d77e', 'def': 'a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '6818e92797', 'def': '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'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '1f0cb72fc1', 'def': 'to breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion', 'example': 'I choked with emotion when I spoke about my deceased friend.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'b81accf96c', 'def': 'to cause to retch or choke', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'The smoke in the room choked me.', 'synonyms': ['gag'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'd120c42612', 'def': 'to struggle for breath', 'synonyms': ['gag', 'strangle', 'suffocate'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '2cc8b741b7', 'def': "to constrict someone's throat and keep from breathing", 'synonyms': ['strangle'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'df300ff32d', 'def': 'to reduce the air supply', 'example': 'choke a carburetor', 'synonyms': ['throttle'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '3cc0609e5c', 'def': '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'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '2206ccfea6', 'def': 'to suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of', 'synonyms': ['suffocate'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '9307384b06', 'def': 'to become stultified, suppressed, or stifled', 'synonyms': ['suffocate'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '3ef009a926', 'def': 'to impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of', 'synonyms': ['stifle'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '0fcc66c936', 'def': 'to become or cause to become obstructed', 'synonyms': ['clog'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '07e789599e', 'def': 'to be too tight', 'synonyms': ['gag', 'fret'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '618a1fff4b', 'def': 'to wring the neck of', 'example': 'I choked opponent out in my last match.', 'synonyms': ['scrag'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '14921deb11', 'def': 'to check or slow down the action or effect of', 'example': 'They choked their anger.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '632525174e', 'def': 'to fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation', 'labels': [{'name': 'intransitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}]
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close
[{'id': '22f1ea6c98', 'def': 'near in time or place or relationship', 'synonyms': ['near'], 'speech_part': 'adverb'}, {'id': 'd2a427942a', 'def': 'in an attentive manner', 'example': 'We remained close on their guard.', 'synonyms': ['tight'], 'speech_part': 'adverb'}, {'id': 'bca731e95f', 'def': 'marked by fidelity to an original', 'example': 'a close translation', 'synonyms': ['faithful'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '19ffc61c0e', 'def': 'rigorously attentive', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '714666d059', 'def': 'not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances', 'synonyms': ['nigh'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'eafd0906b7', 'def': 'at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other', 'example': 'close to noon', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '3f67b37424', 'def': 'close in relevance or relationship', 'example': 'a close family', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'f6be1b3629', 'def': 'inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information', 'example': 'Although they knew the whereabouts of their friends, they kept close about it.', 'synonyms': ['closelipped', 'closemouthed', 'secretive', 'tightlipped'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '90b487feb9', 'def': 'crowded', 'example': 'close quarters', 'synonyms': ['confining'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '36c7f888a6', 'def': '(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched', 'example': 'a close contest', 'synonyms': ['tight'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '0c86e0e303', 'def': 'giving or spending with reluctance', 'synonyms': ['near'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'cac1694c31', 'def': 'used of hair or haircuts', 'example': 'a close military haircut', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'b838835972', 'def': 'fitting closely but comfortably', 'example': 'a close fit', 'synonyms': ['snug', 'close-fitting'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '658ef45b62', 'def': 'confined to specific persons', 'example': 'a close secret', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '96b8be52fb', 'def': 'strictly confined or guarded', 'example': 'kept under close custody', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '92b74af6a9', 'def': 'of textiles', 'example': 'a close weave', 'synonyms': ['tight'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'c6e0fe4225', 'def': 'lacking fresh air', 'synonyms': ['stuffy', 'airless', 'unaired'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '8f00c9a033', 'def': 'the concluding part of any performance', 'synonyms': ['finale'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '4bfd65e785', 'def': 'the last section of a communication', 'synonyms': ['conclusion'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '41d90fcfcd', 'def': 'the temporal end', 'synonyms': ['conclusion'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '95a128d9a7', 'def': 'to finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead', 'example': 'The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '1038ad7c98', 'def': 'to complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement', 'example': 'We closed on the house on Friday', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '3b332c4f7e', 'def': 'to unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of', 'example': 'close the circuit', 'synonyms': ['close up'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'd1d21d0221', 'def': 'to move so that an opening or passage is obstructed', 'synonyms': ['shut'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'f8598190dd', 'def': 'to become closed', 'example': 'The windows closed with a loud bang', 'synonyms': ['shut'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '4449165a8e', 'def': 'to fill or stop up', 'example': 'Can you close the cracks with caulking?', 'synonyms': ['fill up'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '9d33813f27', 'def': 'to bar access to', 'example': 'Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'df27a5635e', 'def': 'to bring together all the elements or parts of', 'example': 'Management closed ranks', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'e15391d104', 'def': 'to draw near', 'labels': [{'name': 'intransitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'The probe closed with the space station.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'c81766d4e4', 'def': 'to come together, as if in an embrace', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'Their arms closed around their long lost relative.', 'synonyms': ['come together'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'a19003c290', 'def': "to change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact", 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'fe5a87162d', 'def': 'to cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '4bb8221361', 'def': 'to engage at close quarters', 'example': 'close with the enemy', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '05470aed1a', 'def': 'to finish or terminate meetings, speeches, etc.', 'example': 'The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '5dde5254b1', 'def': 'to cease to operate or cause to cease operating', 'example': 'The owners decided to move and to close the factory.', 'synonyms': ['fold'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '8e24ddc6e5', 'def': 'to come to a close', 'example': 'The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin', 'synonyms': ['conclude'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '20f931e150', 'def': 'to be priced or listed when trading stops', 'example': 'The stock market closed high this Friday', 'speech_part': 'verb'}]
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shock
[{'id': 'a0575001d5', 'def': 'the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat', 'example': 'the armies met in the shock of battle', 'synonyms': ['impact'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '51cae5283e', 'def': 'a mechanical damper', 'synonyms': ['cushion', 'dash-pot', 'shock absorber'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'e3bf11fb77', 'def': 'an unpleasant or disappointing surprise', 'example': 'It came as a shock to learn that our favorite restaurant had closed.', 'synonyms': ['blow'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '218cdf66ec', 'def': 'a sudden jarring impact', 'synonyms': ['jolt'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'b830c59ea6', 'def': "an instance of agitation of the earth's crust", 'example': 'the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch', 'synonyms': ['seismic disturbance'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'cefe2ec98f', 'def': 'the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally', 'synonyms': ['daze'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '5d305a7dff', 'def': 'a bushy thick mass of something, especially hair', 'example': 'They had an unruly shock of black hair.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'df1a1e6f96', 'def': 'a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '3272628f4d', 'def': '(pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '2eb3e53e65', 'def': 'inflict a trauma upon', 'synonyms': ['traumatize', 'traumatise'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'f278b335cc', 'def': 'subject to electrical shocks', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '068608ce52', 'def': 'collect or gather into shocks', 'example': 'shock grain', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'ff6f578bf3', 'def': 'collide violently', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'dd55b3c3e7', 'def': 'strike with horror or terror', 'example': 'The news of the bombing shocked her', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '352b444172', 'def': 'surprise greatly', 'synonyms': ['floor', 'ball over', 'blow out of the water', 'take aback'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'b0ec6d2d99', 'def': 'strike with disgust or revulsion', 'example': 'The dog might shock the kids.', 'synonyms': ['outrage'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'd39e532aef', 'def': 'a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body', 'example': 'subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response', 'synonyms': ['electric shock'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}]
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smoke
[{'id': '794672079e', 'def': '(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity', 'synonyms': ['fastball'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'cddf92ea82', 'def': 'the act of smoking tobacco or other substances', 'example': 'I went outside for a smoke.', 'synonyms': ['smoking'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '33d8a75e21', 'def': 'street names for marijuana', 'synonyms': ['skunk', 'pot', 'grass', 'green goddess', 'dope', 'weed', 'sess', 'sens', 'locoweed'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '7f1efe5e28', 'def': 'tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder', 'synonyms': ['roll of tobacco'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '0aae96689f', 'def': 'something with no concrete substance', 'example': 'Their dreams all turned to smoke.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'c49e23f821', 'def': 'an indication of some hidden activity', 'example': 'with all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '887df06a13', 'def': 'a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas', 'synonyms': ['fume'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '790711f2ac', 'def': 'a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion', 'example': 'the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles', 'synonyms': ['smoking'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '6f9df915af', 'def': 'inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes', 'example': 'We never smoked marijuana', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '2e5528cd4d', 'def': 'emit a cloud of fine particles', 'synonyms': ['fume'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}]
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