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- Dictionarychoke/tʃəʊk/
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 tea" Similar
- 2. fill (a space) so as to make movement difficult or impossible: "the roads were choked with traffic" Similar
noun
- 1. 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: "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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to fill something such as a road or pipe, so that nothing can pass through: At lunchtime the streets were choked with traffic. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. choke verb (FAIL)
- English (US)
CHOKE meaning: 1. If you choke, or if something chokes you,...
- Znaczenie Choke, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
CHOKE definicja: 1. If you choke, or if something chokes...
- Choke Chain
CHOKE CHAIN definition: 1. a chain in the form of a loop (=...
- Choke: German Translation
CHOKE translate: ersticken, verstopfen, die Luftklappe....
- Choke: Polish Translation
CHOKE translate: dławić (się), dusić (się), zatykać,...
- Choke Turkish Translation
CHOKE translate: nefesi tıka(n)mak, boğ(ul)mak, boğazına bir...
- English (US)
The meaning of CHOKE is to check or block normal breathing of by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air. How to use choke in a sentence.
to become or cause to become speechless, as from the effect of emotion or stress: She choked up over the sadness of the tale. to become too tense or nervous to perform well: Our team began to choke up in the last inning. to stop or obstruct by or as by choking: to choke off a nation's fuel supply. choke.
A choke is a coil of low resistance and high inductance that is used in electrical circuits to pass low frequency or direct currents while stopping the higher frequency alternating currents.
When you choke, you are suddenly unable to breathe, often because something is stuck in your throat. Your dad's rude joke might make you gasp and choke on your grilled cheese sandwich. You might choke in a smoky room, or choke on a grape that's lodged halfway down your throat.
CHOKE definition: 1. If you choke, or if something chokes you, you stop breathing because something is blocking your…. Learn more.
choke. [intransitive, transitive] to be unable to breathe because the passage to your lungs is blocked or you cannot get enough air; to make somebody unable to breathe. She almost choked to death in the thick fumes. choke on something He was choking on a piece of toast. choke somebody Very small toys can choke a baby.
