Definition of choke

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Choke (n.) A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of strangulation..

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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..
Cardoon :: Cardoon (n.) A large herbaceous plant (Cynara Cardunculus) related to the artichoke; -- used in cookery and as a salad.
Suffocated :: Suffocate (a.) Suffocated; choked.
Throttle :: Throttle (v. i.) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
Choker :: Choker (n.) A stiff wide cravat; a stock.
Artichoke :: Artichoke (n.) See Jerusalem artichoke.
Chokecherry :: Chokecherry (n.) The astringent fruit of a species of wild cherry (Prunus Virginiana); also, the bush or tree which bears such fruit..
Throttle :: Throttle (v. t.) To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.
Choke :: Choke (n.) The tied end of a cartridge.
Strangle :: Strangle (v. t.) To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as with the hand or a rope..
Choak :: Choak (v. t. & i.) See Choke.
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..
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..
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)..
Stythy :: Stythe (n.) Choke damp.
Choke :: Choke (n.) A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc..
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..
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..
Suffocate :: Suffocate (v. t.) To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother.
Choked :: Choked (imp. & p. p.) of Chok.
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