choke

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Derived terms 1.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: chōk, IPA: /ʧəʊk/, SAMPA: /tS@Uk/

  Rhymes: -əʊk

[edit] Verb

to choke (third-person singular simple present chokes, present participle choking, simple past and past participle choked)

1. (intransitive): To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe, for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way
2. (transitive): To prevent someone from breathing by strangling them.
3. (intransitive): To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.
4. (transitive): Of a cave passage, to be partly or completely blocked by boulders, mud etc.

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[edit] Noun

choke (plural chokes)

1. A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
2. (sports): In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
3. A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.
4. A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.

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[edit] Derived terms

• choker
• choke collar

[edit] See also

• strangle