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C0317900 (chōk)v. choked, chok·ing, chokes v.tr.1. To interfere with the respiration of by compression or obstruction of the larynx or trachea.2. a. To check or slow down the movement, growth, or action of: a garden that was choked by weeds.b. To block up or obstruct by filling or clogging: Mud choked the drainpipe.c. To fill up completely; jam: Major commuter arteries were choked with stalled traffic.3. To reduce the air intake of (a carburetor), thereby enriching the fuel mixture.4. Sports To grip (a bat or racket, for example) at a point nearer the hitting surface.v.intr.1. To have difficulty in breathing, swallowing, or speaking.2. To become blocked up or obstructed.3. Sports To shorten one's grip on the handle of a bat or racket. Often used with up.4. To fail to perform effectively because of nervous agitation or tension, especially in an athletic contest: choked by missing an easy putt on the final hole.n.1. The act or sound of choking.2. a. Something that constricts or chokes.b. A slight narrowing of the barrel of a shotgun serving to concentrate the shot.3. A device used in an internal-combustion engine to enrich the fuel mixture by reducing the flow of air to the carburetor.4. The fibrous inedible center of an artichoke head.Phrasal Verbs: choke back To hold back; suppress: choked back his tears. choke off To bring to an end as if by choking: "Treasury borrowing of existing savings would drive up the interest rate and choke off economic activity" (Paul Craig Roberts). choke up To be unable to speak because of strong emotion.

[Middle English choken, short for achoken, from Old English āceōcian : ā-, intensive pref. + cēoce, cēace, jaw, cheek.]

choke

(tʃəʊk) vb1. (tr) to hinder or stop the breathing of (a person or animal), esp by constricting the windpipe or by asphyxiation2. (intr) to have trouble or fail in breathing, swallowing, or speaking3. (tr) to block or clog up (a passage, pipe, street, etc)4. (tr) to retard the growth or action of: the weeds are choking my plants. 5. (tr) to suppress (emotion): she choked her anger. 6. (intr) slang to die7. (Automotive Engineering) (tr) to enrich the petrol-air mixture by reducing the air supply to (a carburettor, petrol engine, etc)8. (intr) (esp in sport) to be seized with tension and fail to perform welln9. the act or sound of choking10. (Automotive Engineering) a device in the carburettor of a petrol engine that enriches the petrol-air mixture by reducing the air supply11. (Mechanical Engineering) any constriction or mechanism for reducing the flow of a fluid in a pipe, tube, etc12. (Electronics) electronics Also called: choke coil an inductor having a relatively high impedance, used to prevent the passage of high frequencies or to smooth the output of a rectifier13. (Cookery) the inedible centre of the head of an artichoke[Old English ācēocian, of Germanic origin; related to cheek] ˈchokeable adj

choke

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v. choked, chok•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle. 2. to stop by or as if by strangling or stifling: The sudden wind choked his words. 3. to stop by filling; obstruct; clog: Grease choked the drain. 4. to suppress (a feeling, emotion, etc.) (often fol. by back or down): to choke back one's sobs. 5. to fill to the limit; pack: The closet was choked with toys. 6. to enrich the fuel mixture of (an internal-combustion engine) by diminishing the air supply to the carburetor. 7. to grip (a bat, racket, or the like) farther than usual from the end of the handle (often fol. by up). v.i. 8. to suffer from or as if from strangling or suffocating: to choke on a peanut. 9. to become obstructed, clogged, or otherwise stopped: The words choked in her throat. 10. to become too tense or nervous to perform well (sometimes fol. by up). 11. choke off, to stop or obstruct by or as if by choking: to choke off a nation's fuel supply. 12. choke up, to become or cause to become speechless, as from emotion or stress. n. 13. the act or sound of choking. 14. any mechanism that regulates flow by blocking a passage, esp. the device in an automotive engine that controls how much air enters the carburetor. 15. a narrowed part. 16. the bristly inner part of an artichoke head. [1150–1200; Middle English choken,cheken, variant of achoken, acheken, Old English ācēocian to suffocate; akin to Old Norse kōk gullet] choke′a•ble, adj.

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Past participle: choked
Gerund: choking

Imperative
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choke

Present
I choke
you choke
he/she/it chokes
we choke
you choke
they choke

Preterite
I choked
you choked
he/she/it choked
we choked
you choked
they choked

Present Continuous
I am choking
you are choking
he/she/it is choking
we are choking
you are choking
they are choking

Present Perfect
I have choked
you have choked
he/she/it has choked
we have choked
you have choked
they have choked

Past Continuous
I was choking
you were choking
he/she/it was choking
we were choking
you were choking
they were choking

Past Perfect
I had choked
you had choked
he/she/it had choked
we had choked
you had choked
they had choked

Future
I will choke
you will choke
he/she/it will choke
we will choke
you will choke
they will choke

Future Perfect
I will have choked
you will have choked
he/she/it will have choked
we will have choked
you will have choked
they will have choked

Future Continuous
I will be choking
you will be choking
he/she/it will be choking
we will be choking
you will be choking
they will be choking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been choking
you have been choking
he/she/it has been choking
we have been choking
you have been choking
they have been choking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been choking
you will have been choking
he/she/it will have been choking
we will have been choking
you will have been choking
they will have been choking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been choking
you had been choking
he/she/it had been choking
we had been choking
you had been choking
they had been choking

Conditional
I would choke
you would choke
he/she/it would choke
we would choke
you would choke
they would choke

Past Conditional
I would have choked
you would have choked
he/she/it would have choked
we would have choked
you would have choked
they would have choked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	choke - a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating currentchoke coil, choking coilcircuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flowcoil - reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
	2.	choke - a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engineautomatic choke - a choke that automatically controls the flow of air to the carburetorfuel system - equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the enginevalve - control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
Verb	1.	choke - breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
	2.	choke - be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"gag, fretconstrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
	3.	choke - wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"scragconstrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
	4.	choke - constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathingstrangleconstrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
	5.	choke - struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"gag, strangle, suffocatesuffer, hurt - feel pain or be in pain
	6.	choke - fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"fail, neglect - fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"
	7.	choke - check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"bottle up, suppress, inhibit - control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
	8.	choke - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"clog, clog up, congest, choke off, foul, back upgum up - stick together as if with gum; "the inside of the pipe has gummed up"obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"crap up - become obstructed or chocked up; "The drains clogged up"choke up, lug, stuff, block - obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"silt, silt up - become chocked with silt; "The river silted up"
	9.	choke - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"asphyxiate, suffocate, stifleobturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"
	10.	choke - become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"suffocatesuffocate, choke - suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"become, turn - undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"
	11.	choke - suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"suffocatedampen, stifle - smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"suffocate, choke - become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
	12.	choke - 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"croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, expire, pop off, conk, exit, go, passabort - cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"buy it, pip out - be killed or die;drown - die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"predecease - die before; die earlier than; "She predeceased her husband"conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go - stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"starve, famish - die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"die - suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"fall - die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead"succumb, yield - be fatally overwhelmed
	13.	choke - reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"throttleenrich - make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods"
	14.	choke - cause to retch or chokegagsicken - make sick or ill; "This kind of food sickens me"

choke

verb1. suffocate, stifle, smother, overpower, asphyxiate Dense smoke swirled and billowed, its fumes choking her.2. strangle, throttle, asphyxiate They choked him with his tie.3. block, dam, clog, obstruct, bung, constrict, occlude, congest, close, stop, bar The village roads are choked with traffic.

choke

verb1. To interfere with or stop the normal breathing of, especially by constricting the windpipe:strangle, throttle.2. To stop the breathing of:asphyxiate, smother, stifle, suffocate.3. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check.Also used with back:burke, gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle.Informal: sit on (or upon).4. To plug up something, as a hole, space, or container:block, clog, close, congest, cork, fill, plug, stop.5. To be unsuccessful:fail, fall through.Informal: fall down, flop.Slang: bomb.Idioms: fail of success, fall short.phrasal verb
choke offTo bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight:crush, extinguish, put down, quash, quell, quench, squash, squelch, suppress.Idiom: put the lid on.nounSomething used to fill a hole, space, or container:cork, fill, plug, stop, stopper.

Translations

使窒息哽住阻塞阻塞门阻风门

choke

(tʃəuk) verb1. to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing. The gas choked him; He choked to death. （使）窒息 2. to block. This pipe was choked with dirt.阻塞 noun an apparatus in a car engine etc to prevent the passage of too much air when starting the engine. 阻风门，阻塞门

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choked with emotion

So overwhelmed with an emotion, either positive or negative, as to be unable to speak clearly or at all. I was positively choked with emotion by all the lovely speeches at my retirement party.See also: choke, emotion

choked by emotion

So overwhelmed with an emotion, either positive or negative, as to be unable to speak clearly or at all. She was choked by emotion when she stepped up to speak at her mother's funeral.See also: by, choke, emotion

enough to choke a horse

A huge or excessive amount. When my grandmother cooks for family gatherings, she always makes enough to choke a horse!See also: choke, enough, horse

enough (something) to choke Caligula's horse

A lot of something. The phrase likely mentions Caligula because the Roman emperor was known for his penchant for excess. A: "Do you think I got enough balloons? B: "Are you kidding? There are enough balloons here to choke Caligula's horse!"See also: choke, enough, horse

choke back

To try to keep from expelling something, such as words or tears. A noun or pronoun can be used between "choke" and "back." I choked back a question about her boyfriend as soon as I remembered that they had broken up. I didn't feel sick until after the ceremony had started, so I had to choke back vomit the entire time.See also: back, choke

choke down

To swallow something with difficulty, often because it tastes bad or is cumbersome. A noun or pronoun can be used between "choke" and "down." I didn't know that Lexie was a terrible cook until I had to choke down some of the disgusting stew she'd made. I couldn't choke down any of those pills—they're just too big!See also: choke, down

choke off

1. To stop or prevent something from flowing normally. A noun or pronoun can be used between "choke" and "off." I was watering the flowers when Doug stepped on the hose and choked off the water supply.2. To cause someone or something to have difficulty breathing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "choke" and "off." Undo the baby's top button before it chokes off her air supply!3. To stop someone abruptly while they are talking. A noun or pronoun can be used between "choke" and "off." I had to choke him off because his boring story was putting me to sleep.See also: choke, off

choke on (something)

To choke due to a particular object lodged in one's throat or windpipe. It was a scary moment when dad started choking on that fish bone. I hate when I choke on my own spit.See also: choke, on

choke up

1. To feel a strong emotion and struggle to speak because of it. I thought I would be able to give the eulogy, but I became so choked up that I couldn't do it.2. To cause one to feel a strong emotion and struggle to speak because of it. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "choke" and "up." The author's speech on mortality really choked me up.3. To make one feel the urge to cry. I had been fine all day, but as soon as I walked into the funeral home, I got all choked up.4. To block or obstruct. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "choke" and "up." I was watering the flowers when Doug stepped on the hose and choked it up.5. To cough and expel a substance that is stuck in one's throat. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "choke" and "up." Luckily, I was able to choke that piece of bread up before needing the Heimlich maneuver.6. To fail to perform to one's full potential as a result of nervousness under pressure. "Up" is often dropped from the phrase to convey this meaning. Of course he only had five points in the championship—he always chokes up in big games.7. To grip a piece of equipment or tool (typically a baseball bat) so that one's hands are closer to the contact point. Choke up on the bat to get a better grip.See also: choke, up

choke the chicken

vulgar slang To masturbate. A term only applied to men. A: "Why is he all embarrassed today?" B: "Oh, his crush walked in on him choking the chicken. How horrifying is that?"See also: chicken, choke

beat the dummy

vulgar slang To masturbate. A term only applied to men. A: "Why is he all embarrassed today?" B: "Oh, his crush walked in on him beating the dummy. How horrifying is that?"See also: beat, dummy

choke on something

to gag and cough on something stuck in the throat. The dog choked on the meat. The restaurant patron began to choke on a fish bone.See also: choke, on

choke someone off

to prevent someone from continuing to talk. (A figurative use; does not imply physical choking.) The opposition choked the speakers' debate off before they finished. Why did they want to choke off the speakers?See also: choke, off

choke someone up

Fig. to cause someone to feel like starting to cry. Sad stories like that always choke me up. The movie was sad and it choked up most of the audience.See also: choke, up

choke something back

to fight hard to keep something from coming out of one's mouth, such as sobs, tears, angry words, vomit, etc. I tried to choke the unpleasant words back, but I could not. She choked back her grief, but it came forth nonetheless. I could hardly choke my tears back.See also: back, choke

choke something down

to eat something, even though it is hard to swallow or tastes bad. The cough medicine tasted terrible, but I managed to choke it down. She choked down four of those pills all at once.See also: choke, down

choke something off

1. Lit. to restrict or strangle a living creature's windpipe. The tight collar on the cat tended to choke its airstream off. The collar choked off its airstream. 2. Fig. to put an end to debate or discussion; to stop the flow of words from any source. Are they going to choke the debate off? The chair tried to choke off debate but failed.See also: choke, off

choke something up

1. to clog something up; to fill up and block something. Branches and leaves choked the sewer up. Rust choked up the pipes. 2. to cough or choke until something that has blocked one's windpipe is brought up. The old man choked up the candy that was stuck in his windpipe. He choked up the chunk of meat and could breathe again.See also: choke, up

choke up

1. to feel like crying. I choked up when I heard the news. He was beginning to choke up as he talked. 2. to become emotional or saddened so that one cannot speak. I choked up when I heard about the disaster. I was choking up, and I knew I would not be able to go on.See also: choke, up

choke back

Suppress, as in He choked back his tears. [Late 1800s] See also: back, choke

choke off

1. Put a stop to, throttle, as in Higher interest rates are choking off the real estate boom. [Early 1800s] 2. Stop someone from speaking or complaining, as in Throughout the debate the congressman had to be choked off to give the other candidate a chance to speak . [Slang; late 1800s] See also: choke, off

choke up

1. Block a channel or other passage, as in Vegetation choked up the creek like a dam. [Late 1600s] 2. Be too emotional or upset to speak, as in She became so emotional about winning that she choked up and was unable to give an interview . 3. Become too nervous or tense in a critical situation to perform, as in He's fine during practice but in a match he tends to choke up. This usage, also put as to choke alone, is especially common in sports. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] See also: choke, up

choke back

v. To suppress or hold something back, especially with great effort: I choked back tears as I told my family the sad news.See also: back, choke

choke off

v. To prevent or stop the free flow of something: High tariffs choked off trade between the two countries. The car accident in the middle of the road choked the traffic off, and no one could get through.See also: choke, off

choke up

v.1. To be unable to speak because of strong emotion: The speaker choked up when he tried to talk about his grandparents' journey to America.2. To cause someone to be unable to speak because of strong emotion: Their generosity choked me up. Whenever I hear the national anthem, I get choked up.3. choke up on To grip some implement that is used to strike something, such as a baseball bat or a hammer, at a point closer to where contact is made:The child had to choke up on the golf club because it was too large.See also: choke, up

beat the dummy

and beat the meat and beat one’s meat and beat the pup and choke the chicken and pound one’s meat and pull one’s pud and pull one’s wire and whip one’s wire and whip the dummy and yank one’s strap tv. to masturbate. (Usually objectionable.) Are you going to sit around all day pulling your pud? We heard him in there “choking the chicken,” as the street crowd says. See also: beat, dummy

choke the chicken

verbSee beat the dummySee also: chicken, choke

choke

1. in. [for a computer] to fail to take in information being fed to it. (Computers.) If you don’t have your modem and your software set the same way as the host, your machine will choke. 2. in. to panic before or during a test. (From choke up.) She always chokes during a test.

choked

mod. having to do with overly diluted drugs. Why is this stuff so stepped on—you know, choked? See also: choke

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verb suffocate

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verb strangle

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verb block

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verb to interfere with or stop the normal breathing of, especially by constricting the windpipe

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verb to stop the breathing of

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verb to hold (something requiring an outlet) in check

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verb to plug up something, as a hole, space, or container

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verb to be unsuccessful

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phrase choke off: to bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight

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noun something used to fill a hole, space, or container

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

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

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