Choke (Verb)
Meaning 1
Wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 2
Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 3
Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 4
Cause to retch or choke.
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 5
Check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 6
Be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 7
Fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 8
Constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing.
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 9
Reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 10
Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 11
Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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- Pop Off
- Croak
- Die
- Pass
- Expire
- Decease
- Cash In One's Chips
- Perish
- Conk
- Buy The Farm
- Exit
- Drop Dead
- Pass Away
- Go
- Give-up The Ghost
- Kick The Bucket
- Snuff It
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Meaning 12
Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 13
Become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 14
Breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.