become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
A sling is threaded by passing one end through the opposite end and then pulled tight Also known in the US as a strangle Submitted by Piers from London, UK
A move blocking the carotid artery in the neck, restricting the passage of blood to the brain Failing to "tap" can put the victim into a temporary state of unconsciousness
To choke someone means to squeeze their neck until they are dead. The men pushed him into the entrance of a nearby building where they choked him with his tie. = strangle
a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
The opposite of spread in platemaking When two colours butt up against one another, the darker colour area chokes the lighter colour, which is enlarged
fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"
become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle
A type of orifice installed at the surface on the tubing string to adjust and control the amount of oil or gas flowing from a well It is customary to refer to the production of a well as so many barrels or thousands of cubic feet through a 1/4-inch or 1/2-inch choke, or whatever the size of the opening The flowing pressure exerted by the well's production give an indication of the strength of the well, and is helpful in determining whether a well is commercial
When a publication is printed with several interacting spot colors, gaps or color shifts may appear between objects Choking closes this gap by overlapping a dark color over the boundary of a light color
When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs. The coffee was almost too hot to swallow and made him choke for a moment A small child could choke on the doll's hair Dense smoke swirled and billowed, its rank fumes choking her The girl choked to death after breathing in smoke Within minutes the hall was full of choking smoke
to cut down the air supply to the carburetor: also a part on the carburetor that cuts down the air supply