French Meaning of choke

étrangler

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Definitions and Meaning of choke in English

Wordnet

choke (n)

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

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

Wordnet

choke (v)

breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion

be too tight; rub or press

wring the neck of

constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation

check or slow down the action or effect of

become or cause to become obstructed

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

reduce the air supply

cause to retch or choke

Webster

choke (v. t.)

To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle.

To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up.

To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to stifle.

To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling.

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

Webster

choke (v. i.)

To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the throat, caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe; to be strangled.

To be checked, as if by choking; to stick.

Webster

choke (n.)

A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of strangulation.

The tied end of a cartridge.

A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc.

FAQs About the word choke

étrangler

a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current, a valve that controls the flo

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