CHOKE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
   Hypernyms(s) choke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • valve (what does valve mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • automatic choke (what does automatic choke mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • choke (what does choke mean?)
   • throttle (what does throttle mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
   Synonym(s)
   • choke coil (what does choke coil mean?)
   • choking coil (what does choking coil mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) choke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • coil (what does coil mean?)

CHOKE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
   Usage Example(s)
   • She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband
   Hypernyms(s) choke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • breathe (what does breathe mean?)
   • take a breath (what does take a breath mean?)
   • respire (what does respire mean?)
   • suspire (what does suspire mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • choking (what does choking mean?)
2. Meaning
   • cause to retch or choke
   Synonym(s)
   • gag (what does gag mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) choke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sicken (what does sicken mean?)
3. Meaning
   • struggle for breath
   • have insufficient oxygen intake
   Synonym(s)
   • gag (what does gag mean?)
   • strangle (what does strangle mean?)
   • suffocate (what does suffocate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
   Hypernyms(s) choke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • suffer (what does suffer mean?)
   • hurt (what does hurt mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • suffocation (what does suffocation mean?)
   • asphyxiation (what does asphyxiation mean?)
   • choking (what does choking mean?)
4. Meaning
   • constrict (someone’’s) throat and keep from breathing
   Synonym(s)
   • strangle (what does strangle mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) choke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • compress (what does compress mean?)
   • constrict (what does constrict mean?)
   • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
   • compact (what does compact mean?)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
   • press (what does press mean?)
   Cause(s)
   • choke (what does choke mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • strangulation (what does strangulation mean?)
   • choking (what does choking mean?)
   • strangling (what does strangling mean?)
   • strangulation (what does strangulation mean?)
   • throttling (what does throttling mean?)
5. Meaning
   • reduce the air supply
   Synonym(s)
   • throttle (what does throttle mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • choke a carburetor
   Hypernyms(s) choke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • enrich (what does enrich mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • accelerator (what does accelerator mean?)
   • accelerator pedal (what does accelerator pedal mean?)
   • gas pedal (what does gas pedal mean?)
   • gas (what does gas mean?)
   • throttle (what does throttle mean?)
   • gun (what does gun mean?)
   • accelerator (what does accelerator mean?)
   • throttle (what does throttle mean?)
   • throttle valve (what does throttle valve mean?)
   • choke (what does choke mean?)
6. Meaning
   • die
   Synonym(s)
   • buy the farm (what does buy the farm mean?)
   • cash in one’s chips (what does cash in one’s chips mean?)
   • conk (what does conk mean?)
   • croak (what does croak mean?)
   • drop dead (what does drop dead mean?)
   • give-up the ghost (what does give-up the ghost mean?)
   • kick the bucket (what does kick the bucket mean?)
   • pop off (what does pop off mean?)
   • snuff it (what does snuff it mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The old man finally kicked the bucket
   Hypernyms(s) choke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • die (what does die mean?)
   • decease (what does decease mean?)
   • perish (what does perish mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • exit (what does exit mean?)
   • pass away (what does pass away mean?)
   • expire (what does expire mean?)
   • pass (what does pass mean?)
7. Meaning
   • suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
   Synonym(s)
   • suffocate (what does suffocate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • His job suffocated him
   Hypernyms(s) choke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • stifle (what does stifle mean?)
   • dampen (what does dampen mean?)
8. Meaning
   • become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
   Synonym(s)
   • suffocate (what does suffocate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He is suffocating–living at home with his aged parents in the small village
   Hypernyms(s) choke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • become (what does become mean?)
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
9. Meaning
   • impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
   Synonym(s)
   • asphyxiate (what does asphyxiate mean?)
   • stifle (what does stifle mean?)
   • suffocate (what does suffocate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
   Hypernyms(s) choke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • obstruct (what does obstruct mean?)
   • obturate (what does obturate mean?)
   • impede (what does impede mean?)
   • occlude (what does occlude mean?)
   • jam (what does jam mean?)
   • block (what does block mean?)
   • close up (what does close up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • choking (what does choking mean?)
   • suffocation (what does suffocation mean?)
   • asphyxiation (what does asphyxiation mean?)
   • asphyxia (what does asphyxia mean?)
   • suffocation (what does suffocation mean?)
   • asphyxiation (what does asphyxiation mean?)
10. Meaning
    • become or cause to become obstructed
    Synonym(s)
    • back up (what does back up mean?)
    • choke off (what does choke off mean?)
    • clog (what does clog mean?)
    • clog up (what does clog up mean?)
    • congest (what does congest mean?)
    • foul (what does foul mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
    • The water pipe is backed up
    Hypernyms(s) choke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • obstruct (what does obstruct mean?)
    • obturate (what does obturate mean?)
    • impede (what does impede mean?)
    • occlude (what does occlude mean?)
    • jam (what does jam mean?)
    • block (what does block mean?)
    • close up (what does close up mean?)
    Antonym(s)
    • unclog (what does unclog mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • gum up (what does gum up mean?)
    • crap up (what does crap up mean?)
    • stuff (what does stuff mean?)
    • lug (what does lug mean?)
    • choke up (what does choke up mean?)
    • block (what does block mean?)
    • silt up (what does silt up mean?)
    • silt (what does silt mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • congestion (what does congestion mean?)
    • over-crowding (what does over-crowding mean?)
    • backup (what does backup mean?)
    • clog (what does clog mean?)
11. Meaning
    • be too tight
    • rub or press
    Synonym(s)
    • fret (what does fret mean?)
    • gag (what does gag mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • This neckband is choking the cat
    Hypernyms(s) choke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • compress (what does compress mean?)
    • constrict (what does constrict mean?)
    • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
    • compact (what does compact mean?)
    • contract (what does contract mean?)
    • press (what does press mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • choker (what does choker mean?)
    • collar (what does collar mean?)
    • dog collar (what does dog collar mean?)
    • neckband (what does neckband mean?)
    • choker (what does choker mean?)
    • ruff (what does ruff mean?)
    • ruffle (what does ruffle mean?)
    • neck ruff (what does neck ruff mean?)
12. Meaning
    • wring the neck of
    Synonym(s)
    • scrag (what does scrag mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • The man choked his opponent
    Hypernyms(s) choke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • compress (what does compress mean?)
    • constrict (what does constrict mean?)
    • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
    • compact (what does compact mean?)
    • contract (what does contract mean?)
    • press (what does press mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • scrag (what does scrag mean?)
    • scrag end (what does scrag end mean?)
    • scrag (what does scrag mean?)
    • garroter (what does garroter mean?)
    • garrotter (what does garrotter mean?)
    • strangler (what does strangler mean?)
    • throttler (what does throttler mean?)
    • choker (what does choker mean?)
    • choking (what does choking mean?)
    • strangling (what does strangling mean?)
    • strangulation (what does strangulation mean?)
    • throttling (what does throttling mean?)
13. Meaning
    • check or slow down the action or effect of
    Usage Example(s)
    • She choked her anger
    Hypernyms(s) choke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • bottle up (what does bottle up mean?)
    • suppress (what does suppress mean?)
14. Meaning
    • fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
    Usage Example(s)
    • The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience
    Hypernyms(s) choke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • fail (what does fail mean?)
    • neglect (what does neglect mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • choker (what does choker mean?)