choke


choke - noun

  • a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
  • a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine

    • choke - verb

    • breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
    • be too tight; rub or press
    • wring the neck of
    • constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
    • struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
    • fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
    • check or slow down the action or effect of
    • become or cause to become obstructed
    • impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
    • become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
    • suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
    • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
    • reduce the air supply
    • cause to retch or choke

    choke - thesaurus

    asphyxiate   clog   congest   conk   croak   decease   die   exit   expire   foul   fret   gag   go   pass   perish   scrag   stifle   strangle   suffocate   throttle  

    Scrabble score for choke

    c is 3 h is 4 o is 1 k is 5 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 14

    generated at 23:13:00 on 19-03-25

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