verb🔗ShareЗадыхаться, подавитьсяTo 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)."Ever since he choked on a bone, he has refused to eat fish."С тех пор как он подавился костью, он отказывается есть рыбу.medicinephysiologybodydiseasesensationbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareДушить, удушатьTo prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe."The collar of this shirt is too tight; it’s choking me."Воротник этой рубашки слишком тугой; он душит меня.bodyphysiologymedicineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareЗакупоривать, душитьTo obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it."to choke a cave passage with boulders and mud"закупорить проход в пещере валунами и грязьюphysiologybodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareЗатруднять, душитьTo 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)."The weeds were choking the tomato plants in the garden. "Сорняки душили томатные растения в саду.environmentbiologyplantagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareСдавать позиции, психоватьTo perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning."He has a lot of talent, but he tends to choke under pressure."У него много таланта, но он склонен сдавать позиции под давлением.sportmindachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareДержать пальцы очень близко к кончику карандаша, кисти или другого художественного инструментаTo move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool."The student was choking the pencil, holding it right at the tip as he painstakingly drew a fine line. "Студент держал карандаш очень близко к кончику, когда он тщательно рисовал тонкую линию.artwritingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareЗадыхаться, душитьTo be checked or stopped, as if by choking"The company's growth was choking due to a lack of funding. "Рост компании задыхался из-за нехватки финансирования.physiologymedicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareЗадушить, подавитьTo check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking."The speaker was choking back tears as she thanked everyone for their support. "Выступающая сдерживала слезы, когда благодарила всех за поддержку.physiologybodycommunicationlanguagesensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareЗадыхатьсяTo have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion."Seeing her daughter graduate after years of hard work, the mother was choking with pride. "Увидев, как ее дочь выпускается после многих лет тяжелой работы, мать задыхалась от гордости.emotionsensationbodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareДушить, сдавливать горлоTo give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion."The overwhelming love she felt for her newborn baby was choking her with emotion. "Переполняющая любовь, которую она испытывала к своему новорожденному ребенку, душила ее эмоциями.emotionsensationmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareГоворить сдавленным голосомTo say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example)."She was choking back tears as she told them she wouldn't be able to come home for the holidays. "Она говорила сдавленным голосом, что не сможет приехать домой на праздники.emotioncommunicationhumanbodysensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareИспользовать воздушную заслонкуTo use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine."He was choking the engine to help it start on the cold morning. "Он использовал воздушную заслонку, чтобы помочь двигателю завестись холодным утром.vehiclefuelmachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareУдушение(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)."The pipe choking limited the water flow, even when we increased the pressure. "Удушение трубы ограничило поток воды, даже когда мы увеличили давление.physicstechnicalenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareСужатьTo make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun."The gunsmith is choking the barrel of the shotgun to improve its accuracy. "Оружейник сужает ствол дробовика, чтобы улучшить его точность.technicalweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareУдушьеThe process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly."The lifeguard quickly performed the Heimlich maneuver to stop the child's choking. "Спасатель быстро выполнил прием Геймлиха, чтобы остановить удушье ребенка.medicinephysiologybodydiseaseconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareУдушьеThe act of coughing when a foreign object (i.e. food, beverages) becomes lodged in a person's airway."The baby's sudden choking scared his mother, who quickly performed the Heimlich maneuver. "Внезапное удушье ребенка напугало его мать, которая быстро применила прием Геймлиха.medicinephysiologybodyconditionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading