Word Finder - choked

definition

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).

example

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.

example

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

synonyms

• asphyxiate
• strangle
• suffocate
• throttle

definition

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

example

to choke a cave passage with boulders and mud

synonyms

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

definition

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).

synonyms

• choke out
• stifle

definition

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

example

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

synonyms

• 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.

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Having been unable to breathe due to airway obstruction (choking) or strangulation, but usually to the point of pain and discomfort without death.

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Blocked or obstructed by thick material, often plant growth.

Jenn almost choked on her laugh.

It was silent aside from her choked gasps.

His fury, pain, and sorrow choked her.

She choked on a half-sob, half-laugh.

She choked back a sob.

She choked down a mouthful of food.

Mr. Tim uttered a choked curse.

Hours later, baked by the sun and choked with dust, Pete finally called a halt for the day.

He gazed down into her eyes and his voice was choked with emotion.

She nearly choked on the sandwich, and washed it down with some coffee.

Brandon nearly choked on his tea, and Mrs. Marsh stared at her plate, not completely hiding a smile.

She twisted to pull her feet onto her bed and choked back a scream.

Alex choked on his coffee and set the cup back on the sill.

She choked down a sharp response and met his gaze.

The principal features are the stoppage of the vessels and consequent wilting of the shoots; as a rule the cut vessels on transverse sections of the shoots appear brown and choked with a dark yellowish slime in which bacteria may be detected, e.g.

Between himself and a son of his instructor there sprang up a close and affectionate friendship, and, unlike so many of the exquisite attachments of youth, this was not choked by the dust of life, nor parted by divergence of pursuit.

I felt the hot breath from the engine on my face, and the smoke and ashes almost choked us.

She choked it back quickly, appalled she was able to find humor at such a time.

His gaze shot back to her and he choked on his drink, spilling it on his suit.

It seemed then as if every pore of life were choked, and Christendom must be stifled and smothered in the fatal embrace."

Other people may feel choked by the power peer pressure has in their lives.

The ditch was choked, the gates were unprotected; the tumbled mass of irregular mud buildings which constituted the city clung tightly to the walls; there were no gun emplacements.

The Bannockburn was choked with the fallen, and it was only by hard spurring that Edward and his guards reached Dunbar, whence he sailed to Berwick.

The tributary streams get choked at the mouth and assist the process of deposition.

The Scamander is choked with slain - rises against Achilles, who is saved by Hephaestus.

The fishery is of ancient importance; at the old towns of Falsterbo and SkanOr, south of Malmo, thousands of fishermen were employed until the harbours became choked in 1631, and the fish were a valuable item in the Hanseatic commerce.

Elizabeth to collapse, having choked on the sixpence in Jill's home-made Christmas pud.

Humane Society officials say Kenneth Thomas, 62, choked, punched and threw a two-and-a-half year old pug out a second story window.

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

A nation choked with peoples and cultures, riven with almost seismic contrasts and contradictions.

But my child " For a moment he seemed choked, and a great sob rose in his throat.

Check regularly to make sure the wick has not become choked or dirty.

It is sufficiently sheltered, but by the negligence of the Turks the sand has been suffered to accumulate until it has been gradually almost choked up. The other harbour is larger, and also in a bad condition; here small ships may anchor, and are sheltered from the west winds, though they are exposed to the north and north-east winds.

Centuries of neglect followed, and the ancient port was almost choked up, though the value of the fisheries saved the town from utter decay.

Its general aspect is that of rugged slopes of bare rock, seamed with the beds of dry torrents choked with gravel (see further Turkestan, West).

I locked the dining-room door, and proceeded to eat my breakfast, though the food almost choked me.

Boris read 'Poor Liza' aloud to her, and more than once interrupted the reading because of the emotions that choked him.

Natasha did not change her position, but her whole body heaved with noiseless, convulsive sobs which choked her.

Pierre too when she had gone almost ran into the anteroom, restraining tears of tenderness and joy that choked him, and without finding the sleeves of his fur cloak threw it on and got into his sleigh.

There was no wind, and the men choked in that motionless atmosphere.

But my child For a moment he seemed choked, and a great sob rose in his throat.

Turnips are sometimes grown, but suffer greatly from being choked by the natural grasses produced by superabundant moisture.

The poor sandpiper cannot pipe He 's all wheezed up and croaked He 's swallowed so much sand His blinking carburetors choked !

Williams allegedly harassed and choked a 19-year-old waitress hard enough to leave bruises on her neck while attempting to steal a kiss on March 18.

The judges were a bit disappointed in Richard's performance during the finale and when asked what happened, he commented on how he "choked" and that was the contributing factor to his lackluster dishes.

Developed after the company's founder lost her beloved dog Chinook to a tragic strangulation accident, the KeepSafe collar is designed to prevent a dog from being choked to death should his collar become stuck on an object.

There are some small parts that could be easily choked on by a toddler or younger child.

Do not purchase something with small parts that could be eaten or choked on.

However, one day at lunch as he was eating pork chops, he choked on a poorly chewed morsel and died from lack of oxygen.

It's often difficult to talk about the experience without becoming teary-eyed and choked with emotion.