The meaning of Choke

Choke – definition

verb
(of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air.
Usage examples:
Willie choked on a mouthful of tea
Synonims:
Gag Retch Cough Struggle for air Fight for breath Gasp
verb
Fill (a space) so as to make movement difficult or impossible.
Usage examples:
The roads were choked with traffic
Synonims:
Clog (up)Bung up Block Obstruct Stop up Silt up Plug Dam up Congest Jam Gunge up Occlude Obturate
verb
Make (someone) speechless with a strong feeling or emotion.
Usage examples:
He was choked with fury
verb
Enrich the fuel mixture in (a petrol engine) by reducing the intake of air.
Usage examples:
Carbon monoxide results during a cold start, when an engine is choked

noun
A valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started.
Usage examples:
An automatic choke
noun
A sound produced by a person or animal having difficulty in breathing.
Usage examples:
A little choke of laughter

noun
The inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke.
Usage examples:
Cut the artichokes in half and remove the hairy inner choke and any hard leaves, leaving only the t…

verb
Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

verb
If you choke, or if something chokes you, you stop breathing because something is blocking your throat
Usage examples:
She choked to death on a fish bone., children can choke on peanuts., peanuts can choke a small chil…

Choke translation into English

Choke: translate from English into Chinese

呛, 窒息, 阻塞, 噎, 憋, 扼制, 咽, 嗈

Choke: translate from English into Dutch

Verstikken, Stikken, Choke, Smoorspoel, Vernauwing, Versperren, Choken, Vernauwen, Wurgen, Smoren, Doen stikken, Zich verslikken, Verstoppen, Opstoppen, Volproppen, Worgen, Benauwdheid, Verstikkingsgevoel, Gevangenisbrood

Choke: translate from English into French

Étouffer, Starter, Étrangler, Obstruer, Étouffement, Bobine de réactance, Engorger, Boucher, Arrêter, Embouteiller, Inductance de protection, S'étrangler

Choke: translate from English into German

Drossel, Choke, Ersticken, Würgen, Erdrosseln, Erwürgen, Drosseln, Verstopfen, Starterklappe, Starterzug, Hemmen

Choke: translate from English into Hindi

गला घोंटना, दमा, चोक, दम घुटना, दम घोंटना, गला घुटना, दबाना, साँस स्र्कना, अवस्र्द्ध करना, श्वासावरोध करना

Choke: translate from English into Italian

Soffocamento, Soffocare, Soffocarsi, Strozzare, Strangolare, Intasare, Intasamento, Ingombrare, Ingorgo, Ingolfare, Valvola dell'aria

Choke: translate from English into Korean

초크, 질식, 메우다, 마르게 하다, 목이 메게 하다, 막히다, 폐색부, 질식시키다, 억제하다, 초크하다, ...을 실망시키다, ...을 낙담시키다, 숨이 막히다

Choke: translate from English into Russian

Удушение, Дроссель, Душить, Задыхаться, Дроссельная катушка, Воздушная заслонка, Заглушать, Давиться, Захлебываться, Поперхнуться, Завязанный конец, Сердцевина артишока, Припадок удушья, Ружье чокбор, Чокбор, Приглушать, Засорять, Забивать, Дросселировать

Choke: translate from English into Spanish

Ahogo, Estrangulación, Ahogar, Ahogarse, Sofocar, Estárter, Obturador, Cierre, Sofoco, Obstruir, Sofocarse, Atascar, Estrangularse, Tapar a

Word origin

late 17th century: probably a confusion of the ending of artichoke with choke1.

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Choke synonims

block

noun
A large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side.
Usage examples:
A block of marble

verb
Make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.
Usage examples:
The narrow roads were blocked by cars

verb
Obstruct

All meanings and translations of Block

congest

verb
Crowd (a road or place) so as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement.
Usage examples:
Uncontrolled development will congest our streets

verb
To make something blocked or crowded in a way that causes difficulties, or to become blocked or crowded
Usage examples:
There is no need for us to congest the city with traffic.

All meanings and translations of Congest

cough

verb
Expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound.
Usage examples:
He tried to speak and started to cough

noun
An act or sound of coughing.
Usage examples:
She gave a discreet cough

All meanings and translations of Cough

gag

noun
A piece of cloth put in or over a person's mouth to prevent them from speaking.
Usage examples:
They tied him up and put a gag in his mouth

verb
Put a gag on (someone).
Usage examples:
She was bound and gagged by robbers

verb
Tell jokes.
Usage examples:
They gagged about their sexual problems

All meanings and translations of Gag

gasp

verb
Catch one's breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment.
Usage examples:
A woman gasped in horror at the sight of him

noun
A convulsive catching of breath.
Usage examples:
His breath was coming in gasps

All meanings and translations of Gasp

jam

verb
Squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space.
Usage examples:
Four of us were jammed in one compartment

noun
An instance of a thing seizing or becoming stuck.
Usage examples:
Paper jams

verb
A sweet spread or conserve made from fruit and sugar boiled to a thick consistency.
Usage examples:
Strawberry jam

All meanings and translations of Jam

obstruct

verb
Block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of.
Usage examples:
She was obstructing the entrance

All meanings and translations of Obstruct

obturate

verb
Block up; obstruct.

All meanings and translations of Obturate

occlude

verb
Stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage).
Usage examples:
Thick make-up can occlude the pores

verb
To block something
Usage examples:
Veins can get occluded by blood clots.

All meanings and translations of Occlude

plug

noun
A piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole and blocking it up.
Usage examples:
Somewhere in the pipes there is a plug of ice blocking the flow

verb
Short for fireplug.

All meanings and translations of Plug

retch

verb
Make the sound and movement of vomiting.
Usage examples:
The sour taste in her mouth made her retch

noun
A movement or sound of vomiting.
Usage examples:
With a sudden retch he vomited all over the floor

verb
To make the sound and action of vomiting, esp. when nothing is actually vomited

All meanings and translations of Retch

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