choke
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See also chớ kể
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From Middle English choken (also cheken), from Old English *ċēocian, āċēocian (“to choke”), probably derived from Old English ċēoce, ċēace (“jaw, cheek”), see cheek. Cognate with Icelandic kok (“throat”), koka (“to gulp”). See also achoke.
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choke (third-person singular simple present chokes, present participle choking, simple past and past participle choked)
- (intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe, for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way.
- (transitive) To prevent someone from breathing by strangling them.
- (intransitive) To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.
- (transitive) Of a cave passage, to be partly or completely blocked by boulders, mud etc.
- To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
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be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe
prevent someone from breathing by strangling them
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choke (plural chokes)
- A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
- (sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
- A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.
- A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.
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control on a carburetor
type of hold in wrestling etc.
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constriction at a shotgun barrel
