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   choke

   /CHōk/

   verb

   • 1. (of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air: "Willie choked on a mouthful of soda" Similar gagretchcoughstruggle for airfight for breathgasp
   • ▪ hinder or obstruct the breathing of (a person or animal) by choking: "the toys contained parts that could choke a very young child" Similar suffocateasphyxiatesmotherstifleoverpowerovercomestranglethrottleasphyxiatesuffocateinformal:strangulate
   • ▪ prevent (a plant) from growing by depriving it of light, air, or nourishment: "the bracken will choke the wild gladiolus"
   • ▪ prevent or inhibit the occurrence or development of: "piracy will choke the creation and distribution of music"
   • ▪ (in sports) fail to perform at a crucial point of a game or contest owing to a failure of nerve: informal "we were the only team not to choke when it came to the crunch"
   • 2. fill (a passage or space), especially so as to make movement difficult or impossible: "the roads were choked with traffic" Similar clog (up)bung upblockobstructstop upsilt upplugdam upcongestjaminformal:gunge uptechnical:occludeobturate
   • 3. make (someone) speechless with a strong feeling or emotion: "he was choked with fury"
   • 4. enrich the fuel mixture in (a gasoline engine) by reducing the intake of air: "carbon monoxide results during a cold start, when an engine is choked"

   noun

   • 1. a valve in the carburetor of a gasoline engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started: "an automatic choke"
   • ▪ a knob that controls a choke valve in a gasoline engine: "he pulled the choke out to its full extent"
   • ▪ a narrowed part of a shotgun bore near the muzzle, serving to restrict the spread of the shot: "many guns may not have the right choke"
   • ▪ an electrical inductor, especially an inductance coil used to smooth the variations of an alternating current or to alter its phase.
   • 2. a sound produced by a person or animal having difficulty in breathing: "a little choke of laughter"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old English ācēocian (verb), perhaps from cēoce (see cheek).

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   Synonyms for CHOKE: strangle, throttle, suffocate, garotte, asphyxiate, garrote, smother, stifle; Antonyms of CHOKE: restore, revive, resuscitate, breathe, inspire, expire, respire, inhale.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of choke in English. choke. verb. These are words and phrases related to choke. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of choke. The Boston Strangler choked his victims. The rescuers were choking from the heavy smoke. Synonyms. strangle. garrote. throttle. smother. asphyxiate.

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   Synonyms for CHOKES: strangles, throttles, suffocates, garottes, garrotes, asphyxiates, smothers, stifles; Antonyms of CHOKES: restores, revives, resuscitates, breathes, expires, inspires, respires, inhales.

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   choke. 1 (verb) in the sense of suffocate. Definition. to have trouble in breathing, swallowing, or speaking. Dense smoke swirled and billowed, its fumes choking her. Synonyms. suffocate. stifle. smother. overpower. asphyxiate. See examples for synonyms. 2 (verb) in the sense of strangle. Definition.

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    Synonyms for CHOKE: gag, strangle, throttle, fret, gag, throttle, strangle, stifle, smother, asphyxiate, suffocate, suppress, strangulate, Also used with back: burke; Antonyms for CHOKE: release, unconstrict, unblock.

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    Synonyms: arrest, bar, barricade, check, clog, embarrass, hinder, impede, interrupt, obstruct, oppose, retard, stay, stop. Antonyms: accelerate, advance, aid, clear, facilitate, forward, free, further, open, pave the way for, promote.