choke
choke
ƧoƊk
chowk
/t‍ʃˈə‍ʊk/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "choke"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āφāϟāϕ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to experience difficulties when breathing because one's throat is blocked by something
Intransitive: to choke | to choke on sth
to choke definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The child was choking on a grape and needed immediate assistance.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāĻ™ā§āϗ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻāĻŽ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to die or stop breathing
Intransitive
to choke definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The man choked during the intense race and collapsed.
āϤ⧀āĻŦā§āϰ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϞ⧋āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
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āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤ⧇ āύāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻž

to not be able to speak clearly and normally due to experiencing very strong emotions
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the emotional speech, he almost choked, overwhelmed by the memories he was sharing.
āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ—āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤ⧃āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϏ⧇āχ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§ƒāϤāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϝāĻž āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻļ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϤāĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ­ā§‚āϤāĨ¤
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āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻžāĻĒāĻž

to feel too tight or squeezed, often causing discomfort from rubbing or pressing
Transitive: to choke sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The heavy scarf choked her neck, so she had to loosen it.
āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĢ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ—āϞāĻž āĻšā§‡āĻĒ⧇ āϧāϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāχ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āφāϞāĻ—āĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—āϞāĻž āϟāĻŋāĻĒ⧇ āϧāϰāĻž

to block the throat, hinder breathing and cause suffocation
Transitive: to choke sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In a life-threatening situation, he used his knowledge of martial arts to choke the assailant and protect himself. Criminal Act:
āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ-āĻšā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āϕ⧇ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻžāϞ āφāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāϜ:
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āϏāĻŽā§ƒāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻŦāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make the fuel mixture richer in a motor by reducing the amount of air that enters
Transitive: to choke an engine or carburetor
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He choked the carburetor to get the motor running smoothly.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽā§‹āϟāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧁āϰ⧇āϟāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻšā§‹āĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to stop something from developing or growing by blocking or limiting it
Transitive: to choke development of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Poor planning might choke the progress of the project.
āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāĻ—āϤāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĨ⧇āĻŽā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to be prevented from continuing or developing
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The flow of information choked during the technical difficulties.
āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āĻ…āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻŦāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāϟāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋

to block or fill a passage, making it unable to allow free movement or flow
Transitive: to choke a pathway
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The heavy snowfall choked the roads, causing traffic jams.
āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āϤ⧁āώāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāϤ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āφāϟāϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϝāĻžāύāϜāϟ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to hold back or control strong feelings
Transitive: to choke an emotion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He choked his anger, not wanting to lash out.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāĻ— āĻšā§‡āĻĒ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϞ, āĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāχāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to perform poorly or fail unexpectedly when winning or favored to win
Intransitive
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Do n't choke under pressure.
āϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§‹ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻšā§‹āĻ•, āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀

a device in a carburetor that restricts airflow to enrich the fuel-air mixture for starting a cold engine
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She released the choke once the engine warmed up.
āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύ āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϏ⧇ āĻšā§‹āĻ• āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻšā§‹āĻ•, āĻšā§‹āĻ• āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āϞ

a coil of wire with relatively low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to allow direct current or low‑frequency currents to pass while impeding or attenuating higher‑frequency alternating currents and interference
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Engineers added a ferrite choke on the cable to stop radio‑frequency noise from entering the chassis.
āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āϰ⧇āĻĄāĻŋāĻ“-āĻĢā§āϰāĻŋāϕ⧋āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϕ⧇ āĻšā§‡āϏāĻŋāϏ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϕ⧇āĻŦāϞ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢ⧇āϰāĻžāχāϟ āĻšā§‹āĻ• āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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