verb Download 🔗Share To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict). Examples : "Ever since he choked on a bone, he has refused to eat fish." medicine physiology body disease sensation biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe. Examples : "The collar of this shirt is too tight; it’s choking me." body physiology medicine action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen). Examples : "The weeds were choking the tomato plants in the garden. " environment biology plant agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning. Examples : "He has a lot of talent, but he tends to choke under pressure." sport mind achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool. Examples : "The student was choking the pencil, holding it right at the tip as he painstakingly drew a fine line. " art writing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be checked or stopped, as if by choking Examples : "The company's growth was choking due to a lack of funding. " physiology medicine body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking. Examples : "The speaker was choking back tears as she thanked everyone for their support. " physiology body communication language sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion. Examples : "Seeing her daughter graduate after years of hard work, the mother was choking with pride. " emotion sensation body physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion. Examples : "The overwhelming love she felt for her newborn baby was choking her with emotion. " emotion sensation mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example). Examples : "She was choking back tears as she told them she wouldn't be able to come home for the holidays. " emotion communication human body sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine. Examples : "He was choking the engine to help it start on the cold morning. " vehicle fuel machine technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of a duct) To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1). Examples : "The pipe choking limited the water flow, even when we increased the pressure. " physics technical energy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun. Examples : "The gunsmith is choking the barrel of the shotgun to improve its accuracy. " technical weapon Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly. Examples : "The lifeguard quickly performed the Heimlich maneuver to stop the child's choking. " medicine physiology body disease condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of coughing when a foreign object (i.e. food, beverages) becomes lodged in a person's airway. Examples : "The baby's sudden choking scared his mother, who quickly performed the Heimlich maneuver. " medicine physiology body condition human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading