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The meaning of CHOKE is to check or block normal breathing of by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air. How to use choke in a sentence.
Add to word list. [ I or T ] If you choke, or if something chokes you, you stop breathing because something is blocking your throat: choke to death She choked to death on a fish bone. choke on Children can choke on peanuts. Peanuts can choke a small child.
noun. the act or sound of choking. a mechanism by which the air supply to the carburetor of an internal-combustion engine can be diminished or stopped. Machinery. any mechanism that, by blocking a passage, regulates the flow of air, gas, etc. Electricity. choke coil. a narrowed part, as in a chokebore.
a : to cause (someone) to stop breathing by squeezing the throat. The murderer choked his victim (to death). b : to make (someone) unable to breathe in a normal way. The thick smoke was choking me. If you or your voice is choked with emotion, rage, etc., you are feeling emotion in such a strong way that it is hard for you to talk.
When you choke, you are suddenly unable to breathe, often because something is stuck in your throat. Your dad's rude joke might make you gasp and choke on your grilled cheese sandwich. You might choke in a smoky room, or choke on a grape that's lodged halfway down your throat.
Check pronunciation: choke. Definition of choke verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
choke meaning, definition, what is choke: to be unable to breathe properly because...: Learn more.
