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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.
to fill something such as a road or pipe, so that nothing can pass through: At lunchtime the streets were choked with traffic. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. choke verb (FAIL)
to become or cause to become speechless, as from the effect of emotion or stress: She choked up over the sadness of the tale. to become too tense or nervous to perform well: Our team began to choke up in the last inning. to stop or obstruct by or as by choking: to choke off a nation's fuel supply. choke. / tʃəʊk /.
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Synonyms for CHOKE: strangle, throttle, suffocate, garotte, asphyxiate, garrote, smother, stifle; Antonyms of CHOKE: restore, revive, resuscitate, breathe, inspire, expire, respire, inhale.
to fill something such as a road or pipe so that nothing can pass through: [ often passive ] The roads were choked with traffic. Phrasal verbs. choke sth back. choke (sb) up. noun [ C ] uk / tʃəʊk / us. a piece of equipment that controls the amount of air going into a car engine.
choke. [intransitive, transitive] to be unable to breathe because the passage to your lungs is blocked or you cannot get enough air; to make someone unable to breathe She almost choked to death on the thick fumes. choke on something He was choking on a piece of toast. choke somebody Very small toys can choke a baby.
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.
