Word Finder - choke

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A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.

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In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.

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A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.

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A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.

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The mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke.

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Choking coil

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A major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.

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To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).

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Ever since he choked on a bone, he has refused to eat fish.

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To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.

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The collar of this shirt is too tight; it’s choking me.

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• asphyxiate
• strangle
• suffocate
• throttle

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To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.

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to choke a cave passage with boulders and mud

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• block up
• bung up
• clog
• congest
• jam
• obstruct
• stop up

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To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).

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• choke out
• stifle

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To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.

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He has a lot of talent, but he tends to choke under pressure.

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To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.

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To be checked or stopped, as if by choking

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• stick

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To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.

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To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.

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To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.

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To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).

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To use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine.

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(of a duct) To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1).

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To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.

I will choke it with my strong arms.

Not the kind of day to slowly choke to death while you leave your customers waiting.

If the first method be adopted, the trouble which presents itself is that the tar contains a high percentage of pitch, which tends rapidly to choke and clog up all the pipes.

Then I will jump out and throw my arms around its neck and choke it to death.

Springs also rise in the district, and the problem is further complicated by the flood-water and solid matter brought down by the mountain torrents, which choke up the channels made.

If she were a man, he would not hesitate to choke her breath from her until she agreed or died.

Her lip quivered and a sob threatened to choke off her voice.

Although many parents worry that their baby might strangle or choke if he or she spits-up while on her back, there is no evidence to support this theory.

Remember, sleeping drinkers can literally choke on their own vomit.

Put her in a choke hold.

Likewise, the clip itself should be able to firmly attach to the child's clothing without coming loose if pulled or tugged by a baby or toddler and should be large enough that if it were to come loose, the child would not choke on it.

Plastic pellets floating in seawater can also choke and poison sea life.

Near by were so-called "bear-wallows," which proved to be the remains of an aboriginal workshop, where masses of flint were broken into rectangular blocks; and spalls and flint-chips encumber the floor and choke the passage-way.

The common sunflower (the most conspicuous weed of the state) and allied flowers, which spring up in myriads even in the midst of unbroken prairie wherever this is disturbed, line the roads with yellow bands from horizon to horizon, enclose the broken fields and choke waste places.

Laying land down to a 3 to 4 year grass ley will choke out the weed.

Children can choke by inhaling the balloon or a portion of it into their windpipes.

Children often wake up with a nighttime cough or choke when they lie down.

This stream can be followed to a terminal choke where it sinks in a choked rift.

In the dry, conditions resemble a cattle stampede, and riders struggle not to choke on the dust.

I thought if she didn't choke on it that maybe it wasn't that big.

A person who is drunk has an impaired gag reflex and may choke if you do this.

Parents can turn their heads away for a moment, and a child could pull down a boiling pot of food or swallow something and choke on it.

Uncomfortable shoes, jackets that don't fit right, neckties that choke up on the neck - all of these will distract you from enjoying your dance.

The toys may have small parts that can come off and potentially choke them.

The game has several small pieces, so it is not recommended for younger children who might choke if they put one of the small pieces in their mouth.

Their "firedamp" (formerly fulminating damp) is marsh gas, which, when mixed with air and exploded, produced "choke damp," "after damp," or "suffocating damp" (carbon dioxide).

Without this occasional drying of the soil the finer grasses and the leguminous plants will infallibly be lost; while a scum of confervae and other algae will collect upon the surface and choke the higher forms of vegetation.

In the artichoke the outer imbricated scales or bracts are in this condition, and it is from the membranous white scales or bracts (paleae) forming the choke attached to the edible receptacle that the flowers are produced.

At the foot of the pitch a ramp slopes up to a choke passing below two high avens.

At the top, a cornice of poised boulders can be passed to a hanging ledge beneath a vast hanging choke.

The downstream, northern passage ends at a draughting boulder choke.

A choke was pushed at the south end of Coral Chamber, to a 50 foot pot which was choked at the bottom.

It must let oxygen in so you can breathe, and it must be able to expel carbon dioxide so you don't choke.

Initial Starting To start, turn on your gasoline tap, choke lever and ignition switch.

On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.

For the first time, I sensed a whiff of achievement and confess I had to choke back a few tears.

Choke A sling is threaded by passing one end through the opposite end and then pulled tight.

Back pressure and smokebox vacuum could be altered by raising and lower the brass choke positioned between the nozzles.

At the bottom a squeeze through a boulder choke drops you at the top of a 70 feet high passage.

However, when Pete squeezed through to the last safe haven before the choke, we heard laughter peel out.

Many people succumb to fear and choke up because they have never learned to deal with this verbal intimidation correctly.

But a person with alcohol poisoning may not realize what has happened and can actually choke to death on the vomit.

Many people die because they choke on their own vomit or their brain's respiratory center stops working and they cease breathing.

Choke chain collars are intended to help train stubborn dogs who like to pull and have not responded to training using a traditional collar.

Always ask your vet or a local dog trainer to teach you how to use this type of "choke chain" correctly in order to make sure that you're effectively training your dog.

In fact, you may be keeping him from injuring himself if he were to chew on a live electrical cord, or an item that could poison or choke him.

Dogs have been known to choke on their kibble and get intestinal blockages from eating animal bones, so it's not quite so surprising that chew treats also pose some potential health hazards.

When you are training on leash, use your choke collar as a "no bark" training method on your dog.

This may sound funny but think about it; if my new puppy is playing with Senny's big toy and a large chunk comes off because of her razor sharp teeth then Little Lady could choke right away on the chunk.

It should fit comfortably and not cause a dog to choke, cough or gag during use, even if he attempts to pull.