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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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..
Choke :: Choke (v. t.) To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun..
Choke-strap :: Choke-strap (n.) A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place..
Choke :: Choke (v. t.) To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling.
Choke :: 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..
Stifle :: Stifle (v. t.) To stop the breath of by crowding something into the windpipe, or introducing an irrespirable substance into the lungs; to choke; to suffocate; to cause the death of by such means; as, to stifle one with smoke or dust..
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..
Choke :: Choke (n.) The tied end of a cartridge.
Artichoke :: Artichoke (n.) See Jerusalem artichoke.
Cherry :: Cherry (n.) The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; P. Virginiana (choke cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent fruit; P. avium and P. Padus, European trees (bird cherry)..
Choke :: Choke (v. i.) To be checked, as if by choking; to stick..
Stythy :: Stythe (n.) Choke damp.
Stoat :: Stoak (v. t.) To stop; to choke.
Throttle :: Throttle (v. t.) To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.
Throttle :: Throttle (v. i.) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
Chokecherry :: Chokecherry (n.) The astringent fruit of a species of wild cherry (Prunus Virginiana); also, the bush or tree which bears such fruit..
Choker :: Choker (n.) A stiff wide cravat; a stock.
Chokedar :: Chokedar (n.) A watchman; an officer of customs or police.
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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