choke
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- n a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
- n a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
- v breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband - v be too tight; rub or press
- v wring the neck of
The man choked his opponent - v constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- v struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- v fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience - v check or slow down the action or effect of
She choked her anger - v become or cause to become obstructed
- v impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- v become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
- v suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
- v pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- v reduce the air supply
choke a carburetor - v cause to retch or choke
- Or the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which makes sure kids don't choke on toys? Right now 1.
- It is widely accepted that without deals between the prosecutor and the accused, time-consuming trials would cause many courts to choke on overcrowded dockets.
- As his son once wrote, "Whatever he decided to serve, the victim was meant to choke it down and be grateful.