choke
Pronunciation
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- (intransitive) Not being able to breathe because something stops your windpipe.
- (transitive) Trying to make someone stop breathing by squeezing their throat.
- (intransitive) To perform badly at an important part of a contest because you are fearful, especially when you are winning.
- (transitive) A part of a cave to be partly or completely blocked by rocks, mud, or other things.
- To move your fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
Noun
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- A control on a carburetor to change the air or fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
- (sports) In wrestling, karate, or other sports, grabbing someone in a way that can make them stop breathing.
- A pressure at the muzzle part of a shotgun barrel which changes the spread of the shot.
- A slight or complete block (of rocks, mud, or other things) in a cave passage.