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Words with a similar base: choke, choke_coil, choke_off

'choke'

[choke.n.01] as in: a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

'choke'

[choke.n.02] as in: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine

'choke'

[choke.v.01] as in: breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion

Examples:
She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband

'choke'

[choke.v.02] as in: be too tight; rub or press

Examples:
This neckband is choking the cat

'choke'

[choke.v.03] as in: wring the neck of

Examples:
The man choked his opponent

'choke'

[choke.v.04] as in: constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

'choke'

[gag.v.05] as in: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

Examples:
he swallowed a fishbone and gagged

'choke'

[choke.v.06] as in: fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation

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

'choke'

[choke.v.07] as in: check or slow down the action or effect of

Examples:
She choked her anger

'choke'

[clog.v.01] as in: become or cause to become obstructed

Examples:
The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
The water pipe is backed up

'choke'

[suffocate.v.02] as in: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

Examples:
The foul air was slowly suffocating the children

'choke'

[suffocate.v.03] as in: become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

Examples:
He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village

'choke'

[suffocate.v.04] as in: suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

Examples:
His job suffocated him

'choke'

[die.v.01] as in: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Examples:
She died from cancer
The children perished in the fire
The patient went peacefully
The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102

'choke'

[choke.v.13] as in: reduce the air supply

Examples:
choke a carburetor

'choke'

[gag.v.06] as in: cause to retch or choke

Origins

					choke (English)
└── choken (Middle English (1100-1500))