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- Dictionarychoke/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
- 2. fill (a passage or space), especially so as to make movement difficult or impossible: "the roads were choked with traffic" Similar
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"
- 2. a sound produced by a person or animal having difficulty in breathing: "a little choke of laughter"
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CHOKED definition: 1. unable to speak or almost crying because of sadness or strong emotion: 2. unable to speak or…. Learn more.
1. : to check or block normal breathing of by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air. The unwary guard was choked to death by a prisoner. 2. a. : to check or hinder the growth, development, or activity of. The flowers were choked by the weeds. b. : to obstruct by filling up or clogging.
If you say something in a choked voice or if your voice is choked with emotion, your voice does not have its full sound, because you are upset or frightened.
If you choke, or if something chokes you, you stop breathing because something is blocking your throat: choke to death She choked to death on a fish bone . choke on Children can choke on peanuts .
Choked definition: annoyed or disappointed. See examples of CHOKED used in a sentence.
When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs.
verb (used without object) , choked, chok·ing. to suffer from or as from strangling or suffocating: He choked on a piece of food. to become obstructed, clogged, or otherwise stopped: The words choked in her throat. noun. the act or sound of choking.
