choke

Definitions of choke in various dictionaries:

noun - a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

noun - a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine

verb - breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion

verb - be too tight

verb - wring the neck of

verb - constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

verb - struggle for breath

verb - fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation

verb - check or slow down the action or effect of

verb - become or cause to become obstructed

verb - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

verb - become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

verb - suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

verb - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

verb - reduce the air supply

verb - cause to retch or choke

To interfere with the respiration of by compression or obstruction of the larynx or trachea.

To check or slow down the movement, growth, or action of: a garden that was choked by weeds.

To block up or obstruct by filling or clogging: Mud choked the drainpipe.

To fill up completely; jam: Major commuter arteries were choked with stalled traffic.

To reduce the air intake of (a carburetor), thereby enriching the fuel mixture.

To grip (a bat or racket, for example) at a point nearer the hitting surface.

To have difficulty in breathing, swallowing, or speaking.

To become blocked up or obstructed.

To shorten one’s grip on the handle of a bat or racket.

To fail to perform effectively because of nervous agitation or tension: “The only top official to choke up was the Secretary of State.... he created a problem by insisting on solving a problem that was not acute” (William Safire).

The act or sound of choking.

Something that constricts or chokes.

A narrow part, such as the chokebore of a firearm.

A device used in an internal-combustion engine to enrich the fuel mixture by reducing the flow of air to the carburetor.

verb - to impede the breathing of