Choke (Verb)

Meaning

Wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Scrag

Hypernyms

• Squeeze
• Constrict
• Contract
• Press
• Compact

Related Words

• Choker (noun)
• Choking (noun)

Meaning

Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Suffocate

Hypernyms

• Become

Meaning

Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Stifle
• Asphyxiate
• Suffocate

Hypernyms

• Close Up
• Obturate
• Impede
• Block
• Obstruct
• Jam

Related Words

• Choking (noun)

Meaning

Cause to retch or choke.

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

• Gag

Hypernyms

• Sicken

Meaning

Check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Hypernyms

• Suppress
• Bottle Up

Meaning

Be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Fret
• Gag

Hypernyms

• Squeeze
• Constrict
• Contract
• Press
• Compact

Related Words

• Choker (noun)

Meaning

Fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Hypernyms

• Neglect

Related Words

• Choker (noun)

Meaning

Constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing.

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

• Strangle

Hypernyms

• Squeeze
• Constrict
• Contract
• Press
• Compact

Related Words

• Choking (noun)

Meaning

Reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Throttle

Related Words

• Choke (noun)

Meaning

Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

• Suffocate
• Strangle
• Gag

Hypernyms

• Suffer

Related Words

• Choking (noun)

Meaning

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".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Pop Off
• Croak
• Die
• Cash In One's Chips
• Pass
• Expire
• Decease
• Perish
• Conk
• Buy The Farm
• Exit
• Drop Dead
• Pass Away
• Go
• Give-up The Ghost
• Kick The Bucket
• Snuff It

Hypernyms

• Change State
• Turn

Hyponyms

• Buy It
• Stifle
• Predecease
• Abort
• Fall
• Asphyxiate
• Drown
• Pip Out
• Starve
• Succumb
• Suffocate
• Yield
• Famish

Meaning

Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Suffocate

Hypernyms

• Stifle

Meaning

Become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Foul
• Clog Up
• Back Up
• Choke Off
• Clog
• Congest

Hypernyms

• Close Up
• Obturate
• Impede
• Obstruct
• Jam
• Occlude

Hyponyms

• Stuff
• Choke Up
• Gum Up
• Silt Up
• Crap Up
• Block
• Silt
• Lug

Meaning

Breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Hypernyms

• Take A Breath
• Suspire
• Respire

Related Words

• Choking (noun)