choke
verb
[ tʃəʊk ]
• (of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air.
• "Willie choked on a mouthful of tea"
• fill (a space) so as to make movement difficult or impossible.
• "the roads were choked with traffic"
Similar:
clog (up),
bung up,
block,
obstruct,
stop up,
silt up,
plug,
dam up,
congest,
jam,
gunge up,
occlude,
obturate,
• make (someone) speechless with a strong feeling or emotion.
• "he was choked with fury"
• enrich the fuel mixture in (a petrol engine) by reducing the intake of air.
• "carbon monoxide results during a cold start, when an engine is choked"
choke
noun
• a valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started.
• "an automatic choke"
• a sound produced by a person or animal having difficulty in breathing.
• "a little choke of laughter"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old English ācēocian (verb), from cēoce (see cheek).
choke
noun
• the inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke.
Origin:
late 17th century: probably a confusion of the ending of artichoke with choke1.
