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Choke
Choke Choke, v. i.
1. To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the
throat, caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe;
to be strangled.
2. To be checked, as if by choking; to stick.
The words choked in his throat. --Sir W.
Scott.
Choke
Choke Choke, n.
1. A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the
feeling of strangulation.
2. (Gun.)
(a) The tied end of a cartridge.
(b) A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a
rocket, etc.
ChokeChoke Choke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Choked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Choking.] [OE. cheken, choken; cf. AS. [=a]ceocian to
suffocate, Icel. koka to gulp, E. chincough, cough.]
1. To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or
squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to
strangle.
With eager feeding food doth choke the feeder.
--Shak.
2. To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to
block up. --Addison.
3. To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.;
to stifle.
Oats and darnel choke the rising corn. --Dryden.
4. To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or
strong feeling. ``I was choked at this word.' --Swift.
5. To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the
barrel of a shotgun.
To choke off, to stop a person in the execution of a
purpose; as, to choke off a speaker by uproar.
Meaning of Choke from wikipedia
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Choke may
refer to:
Choke (album), a 1990
album by The
Beautiful South Choke (Kiss It
Goodbye EP), a...
-
Operation Choke Point was a
secretive controversial initiative of the
United States Department of
Justice beginning in 2013
which investigated banks in...
- A chokehold,
choke,
stranglehold or, in Judo, shime-waza (****anese: 絞技, lit. 'constriction technique') is a
general term for a
grappling hold that critically...
-
Choking, also
known as
foreign body
airway obstruction (FBAO), is a
phenomenon that
occurs when
breathing is
impeded by a
blockage inside of the respiratory...
- carburetors, a
choke valve or
choke modifies the air
pressure in the
intake manifold,
thereby altering the air–fuel
ratio entering the engine.
Choke valves are...
- The
guillotine choke, also
known as Mae
Hadaka Jime (前裸絞, "front
naked choke";
compare to a rear
naked choke) in judo, is a
chokehold in
martial arts...
- A
choke is a
tapered constriction of a
firearm barrel at its
muzzle end.
Chokes are most
commonly seen on shotguns, but are also used on some rifles,...
-
Choke is a 2008
American black comedy film
written and
directed by
Clark Gregg. The film
stars Sam
Rockwell and
Anjelica Huston.
Production took place...
- In
military strategy, a
choke point (or chokepoint) is a
geographical feature on land such as a valley,
defile or bridge, or
maritime p****age through...
- The rear
naked choke (RNC) is a
chokehold in
martial arts
applied from an opponent's back. The word "naked" in this
context suggests that,
unlike other...
