Definition of choke

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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..

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Choky Chokey :: Choky Chokey (a.) Inclined to choke, as a person affected with strong emotion..
Choke :: Choke (n.) A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc..
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..
Choke :: Choke (v. t.) To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun..
Querken :: Querken (v. t.) To stifle or choke.
Throttle :: Throttle (v. t.) To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.
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 :: Choke (v. t.) To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling.
Chard :: Chard (n.) The tender leaves or leafstalks of the artichoke, white beet, etc., blanched for table use..
Choke :: Choke (v. t.) To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to stifle..
Choke :: Choke (v. t.) To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up.
Chokeberry :: Chokeberry (n.) The small apple-shaped or pear-shaped fruit of an American shrub (Pyrus arbutifolia) growing in damp thickets; also, the shrub..
Smoulder :: Smoulder (v. t.) To smother; to suffocate; to choke.
Throttle :: Throttle (v. i.) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
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..
Artichoke :: Artichoke (n.) See Jerusalem artichoke.
Cloy :: Cloy (v. t.) To fill or choke up; to stop up; to clog.
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 Damp :: Choke damp () See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic..
Choak :: Choak (v. t. & i.) See Choke.
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