Definition of choke

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Choke (v. t.) To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to stifle..

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Choke Pear :: Choke pear () A kind of pear that has a rough, astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the mucous membrane of the mouth..
Choker :: Choker (n.) A stiff wide cravat; a stock.
Artichoke :: Artichoke (n.) The Cynara scolymus, a plant somewhat resembling a thistle, with a dilated, imbricated, and prickly involucre. The head (to which the name is also applied) is composed of numerous oval scales, inclosing the florets, sitting on a broad receptacle, which, with the fleshy base of the scales, is much esteemed as an article of food..
Choky Chokey :: Choky Chokey (a.) Inclined to choke, as a person affected with strong emotion..
Suffocate :: Suffocate (v. t.) To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother.
Chard :: Chard (n.) The tender leaves or leafstalks of the artichoke, white beet, etc., blanched for table use..
Choke-full :: Choke-full (a.) Full to the brim; quite full; chock-full.
Synapta :: Synanthrose (n.) A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, found in the tubers of the Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), in the dahlia, and other Compositae..
Hogchoker :: Hogchoker (n.) An American sole (Achirus lineatus, or A. achirus), related to the European sole, but of no market value..
Stythy :: Stythe (n.) Choke damp.
After Damp :: After damp () An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp. See Carbonic acid..
Clog :: Clog (v. t.) To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke up; as, to clog a tube or a channel..
Cardoon :: Cardoon (n.) A large herbaceous plant (Cynara Cardunculus) related to the artichoke; -- used in cookery and as a salad.
Chokecherry :: Chokecherry (n.) The astringent fruit of a species of wild cherry (Prunus Virginiana); also, the bush or tree which bears such fruit..
Throttler :: Throttler (n.) One who, or that which, throttles, or chokes..
Suffocated :: Suffocate (a.) Suffocated; choked.
Choke :: Choke (v. t.) To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up.
Choke :: Choke (n.) A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of strangulation..
Suffocating :: Suffocate (v. i.) To become choked, stifled, or smothered..
Choke :: Choke (v. t.) To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle..
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