英语词汇“choke”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

choke¹

verb tʃəʊktʃoʊk

1no object (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
Example sentencesExamples
- I nearly choked on my shock, the meaning of that song taking on proportions I hadn't fathomed.
- When I read this I almost choked on my bacon and egg pizza.
- I almost choked on my coffee (or I would have done, if I was a coffee drinker).
- Alex's voice got stuck in her throat and she nearly choked on nothing.
- I drunkenly choked on the beer I was drinking at the time and felt suddenly sexually unsure about not only men in general but women in general as well.
- She woke, and as the cry died in her throat, she almost choked on it.
- He nearly choked on the toast that he was shoving down his throat, he was so nervous.
- The word caught in my throat, and I nearly choked on it.
- But, just hours after she left, Wainwright called emergency services in a panic, saying Joshua had choked on his own vomit and had stopped breathing.
- My friend's grandmother choked to death on a coconut bun.
- Despite yo-yo balls being examined and passing British safety standards, there have been a number of recent incidents where children have almost choked to death.
- A WOMAN choked to death in front of her horrified husband after a mouthful of Indian curry ‘went down the wrong way’, an inquest heard.
- He whirled her around, his face barely inches from hers; Liz nearly choked on his horrid breath, which reeked of tobacco and alcohol.
- Dima smiled and grabbed Coral by his shirt collar, dragging so close to her that he almost choked on her rancid breath.
- But my parents used to run a restaurant and when I was a very small child one of their customers choked on a fish bone.
- And the mother of the bride almost choked on her salmon sandwich.
- My heart leapt into my throat and I practically choked on it.
- Fire brigade spokesman Laurent Vibert said the four victims choked to death on the fumes of the fire as they tried to escape from their rooms to the roof of the hotel.
- She nearly choked on the sob welling up in her throat and felt the tears brimming in her eyes.
- I almost choked on the tandoori chicken, then proceeded to finish it off in haste and headed to the Hostel 9 common room.
Synonyms
gag, retch, cough, struggle for air, fight for breath, gasp
1. 1.1with object Cause (a person or animal) to choke.
  the toys contained parts that could choke a very young child
  Example sentencesExamples
  They were stunned; they'd never thought their precious boy could harm a fly, let alone choke another person.
  Then three officers carried me to a van, choking me on the way so that I couldn't breathe, much less yell.
  The dog snapped its jaws open and closed inches from Rae's face and he could smell the animal's fetid breath, choking him, causing him to gag.
  I could hardly breathe, and every breath was choking me.
  The two scuffled, falling to the ground, and the officer was overpowered by the suspect who began choking him from behind.
  However, after about an hour, a calf was choked to death due to an accident in feeding her milk.
  Hercules killed the animal by choking it with his bare hands and thereafter wore its skin.
  It has entered my bloodstream and is systematically choking me to death.
  Sometimes referred to as a chain or choke chain collar, if used properly it should never choke your dog.
  The riders crouched on the backs of the horses and the bandannas prevented the kicked - up dust from choking the brothers.
  The tilapia's numerous small bones can choke its predators, even the egret, which can swallow all other fish.
  Even as I tried to dodge thunder exploded in my face, burning pain and another hammer and dirt and dust was choking me while I gasped for a breath that wouldn't come.
  Smoke entered her lungs with every breath she took, choking her and blinding her further as it caused tears to form in her eyes.
  But it is perfectly humane, especially if you fall into the category of those who can't stop choking their dogs with the choke-chain collar.
  Her milk was flowing straight into her baby's lungs, turning him blue and choking him as he fought to breathe.
  His breath stank so bad of Jack Daniels that it was choking me.
  When she'd come home from California in tears, he'd nearly flown out there to choke the person responsible with his bare hands.
  I would wake up fighting and trying to prevent someone from choking me.
  The air was knocked out of him and as his father began choking him, Dante struggled to breath and get his father off of him at the same time.
  Between the three they managed to choke Snake enough that he quit moving.
  Synonyms
  suffocate, asphyxiate, smother, stifle
  overpower, overcome
  strangle, throttle
  asphyxiate, suffocate
  informal strangulate
2. 1.2choke something downwith object Swallow something with difficulty.
  I attempted to choke down supper
  Example sentencesExamples
  She measured out two tablespoons of Pepto Bismol and forced herself to choke it down.
  She choked the black liquid down, and asked for another.
  Instead, he coughed, choked it down, and then shook himself to recover.
  The Reds could have offered a bowl of chili and a Schoenling beer, and Gillick would've had to choke it down.
  She shoved the green plastic spoon in his mouth and smiled as he choked it down.
  She choked it down then grabbed for her glass of water.
  As she dribbles halfmud from a closed fist held above his mouth, he chokes it down.
  Many bodybuilders cook up to a dozen chicken breasts at a time, choking them down over a period of days.
  After a year or so I could hardly choke the stuff down any more.
  He had soon managed to choke the stuff down, threw his bowl into a large wooden tub at the corner of the room and strapped on his belt and sheath.
  Somehow gagging in between each bite, I managed to choke the bread down.
  Amaiya finally choked her food down and comforted Bonobos habitually.
  He picked them up and choked them down one at a time.
  Then its jaw snapped shut on the body, and choked it down.
  I choked it down and answered her that yes, I was.
  She choked it down along with her revulsion, hoping for a clear head that would save her.
  He got friendly with the cooks at the dorm eatery and told them if they made him a pound of bacon every morning, he'd choke it down every day.
3. 1.3with object Prevent (a plant) from growing by depriving it of light, air, or nourishment.
  the bracken will choke the wild gladiolus
  Example sentencesExamples
  In a SAC area if a farmer wishes to kill off the ivy that is choking his trees or menacing his buildings, he is not free to do so.
  The increased growth of woody vines could dramatically alter future forests - for instance, by choking new tree growth.
  Back home in England he grew a garden of weeds and saw which weeds choked others and counted population changes amongst weeds.
  Let us tend to our gardens with diligence, and keeping the weeds from choking the plants!
  To keep plants from being choked, you often have to adjust ties as they grow.
  In most of the urban areas, the avenue trees are choked to death as the tree base is completely covered by concrete slabs, leaving little space for aeration.
  Over a decade later, Schmid's film makes clear that for the vast majority of Germans weeds in the garden have long since choked any budding flowers.
  Could you suggest a strategy for choking the weeds and getting the field to a pure stand of timothy or a mixture good for horses?
  ‘We knew the immature trees would not survive as they would be choked by the thick growth of weeds and grass in the area,’ Mr Gell said.
  She wants me to help her prune the rose bushes, dig out the carpet grass that is choking them.
  Some seed fell among weeds, and the weeds grew up and choked it.
4. 1.4with object Prevent or inhibit the occurrence or development of.
  higher rates of interest choke off investment demand
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘This will no doubt become a factor choking the future development of the local real estate market,’ Hua said.
  This is the performance of an economy where business investment and growth have been choked by ever increasing regulation and where interest rates have had to be raised in response to a house price bubble.
  The true oppressor which chokes our potential for growth is the ego.
  Though moderate income inequality may help sustain economic growth, drastic income inequality can choke it off.
  High taxes choke off growth, but so do high deficits.
  It is literally choking our economic growth in this now $12 trillion economy.
  The present growth of knowledge will choke itself off until we get different tools.
  The noxious weed of clericalism has choked the development of a people's church.
  Nonetheless, more of us should know that approaching a problem systematically and logically is not a weed that chokes creativity.
  Many existing small businesses were choked out by the kudzulike growth of the new economy.
  Another commonly held belief among members of the analyst community is that high oil prices will choke off economic growth.
  By raising prices at this crucial point, OPEC could be choking off the economic growth needed to keep demand robust.
  That, in turn, could mean still-higher interest rates, which could choke off growth.
  The Fed must be careful in raising interest rates for the very simple reason that by moving too quickly, it can choke off growth.
  Treasury is telling him that if the rate of increase in the public sector continues, it has the potential to choke off economic growth.
  The question now is whether rising rates will cool down the hotter parts of the economy without choking off general growth.
  Likewise, there could a pressure on inflation if oil prices continue to spurt in the global market, which in turn would choke the growth prospects.
  It is changing the lives and futures of more than 3,000 young New Zealanders, and filling the skills gaps that threaten to choke economic growth.
  Apart from choking growth in Germany, this increase had the unwelcome consequence of launching the euro at an inappropriately high level.
5. 1.5informal no object (in sports) fail to perform at a crucial point of a game or contest as a result of nervousness.
  we were the only team not to choke when it came to the crunch
  Example sentencesExamples
  It's hard to say this, but just at the time we hoped you would shine under the bright lights of NBC, ESPN, and ABC, you choked.
  In fact, he was at a speaking engagement once, and someone asked him about our games, and he said, ‘Joe's a good player, but he chokes.’
  Federer got away in the end after Nadal choked, but the latter will be richer for the experience.
  It is beyond doubt that Ganguly's boys have, more often than not, choked in the final, what with their famed batting line-up coming to nought when it comes to the crunch.
  The Eagles are another team I predicted would choke, and they haven't thus far.
  For years, Olson presided over talented teams that were notorious for choking in big games.
  The best and worst matches, the finest players, the stars who choked… and the man who played without a putter.
  Mundy, however, had choked when the title was agonisingly close… on the 18th hole.
  When they choke, most athletes prefer that no one notices, that the world sees it as a defeat unbesmirched by an inner surrender.
  And Paul dismissed talk of the Rhinos being doomed to choke.
  After the miss, someone asked Murphy if Price choked.
  The common thinking is Bonds will hit his 65th homer, watch in horror as the media arrive by the hundreds and choke and fall short of 70.
  What they must do now is shut out the voices accusing them of choking in this tournament and realise that the past month has demonstrated strength, not weakness.
  When it came time for Phil to really coach and tame the egos of Shaq and Kobe, he choked.
  If the champs choked in Pittsburgh, it would be the end of their 1912 championship bid.
  The Raiders and Eagles, the so-called favorites because of their top seedings, will choke.
  Common wisdom had it that the table-topping Rhinos would once again choke on the big occasion.
  There was about ten minutes to go at Prenton and I went through one-on-one with the keeper and basically I choked.
  I couldn't root for the Giants there, but I was happy to see him shed his lingering reputation for postseason choking.
2with object Fill (a space) so as to make movement difficult or impossible.
the roads were choked with traffic
Example sentencesExamples
- The town's roads are choked with traffic, leading to frequent jams during the busy tourist season.
- The roads are choked with traffic, including enormous trucks transporting goods.
- The landscape is choked with impenetrable forests of enormous trees and dense, green foliage.
- The banks were choked with willow and tamarisk, which I occasionally had to crawl under on my belly.
- A factory worker's family spent a quiet evening at home, all dressed up, in a parlour choked with ornamental plants, under a great silk lampshade.
- ‘The area is already choked with traffic but there is no solution to that in these plans,’ said Mr. Mayling.
- The town is choked with traffic and people cannot effectively run their businesses.
- Now small seedlings grew everywhere about the yard and weeds choked the gardens.
- Every green space is choked with discarded cans of Coors Light, wads of toilet paper, Frito-Lay bags.
- The back room was choked with old carpets, old clothes, mould, mushrooms and unfamiliar smells.
- Weeds choked the ground, as a light snow began to fall.
- Litter cluttered the landscape, and vegetation choked the trails.
- The path had been so choked with weeds it was virtually impassable.
- Go often to the house of a friend, for weeds choke the unused path.
- ‘Think of a shallow stream choked with plants, not of an open sea,’ he said.
- The town is choked with traffic daily and the situation on the Northern bank holiday weekend really put the tin hat on things.
- The mountains of litter choking the city confirm that not all is well with the local authority in as far as improving the status is concerned.
- Roads into the village were choked with traffic heading for the ever-popular event, which lined The Borough from end to end.
- Aquatic plants grow faster than anything else, and most types will soon choke your pool.
- A sunken garden to the west of the house was choked with untrimmed plants, its sunken pool brown and stagnant.
Synonyms
clog (up), bung up, block, obstruct, stop up, silt up, plug, dam up
congest, jam
informal gunge up
technical occlude, obturate
3with object Make (someone) speechless with a strong feeling or emotion.
he was choked with fury
Example sentencesExamples
- Talking about her daughter, Marion is clearly choked with emotion but she praises the family, friends and neighbours who have done their best to keep her going since the accident in March.
- His bushy brow furrowing, Zethus peered after them speechlessly, choked by his disbelief.
- The veterans are composed and professional in the fierce heat, but Simon's voice is choked with emotion.
- He knows when to make me cry, when that lump in my throat is choking me and I am unable to release my emotions.
- In an emotionally choked voice, Mr. Bilheimer said half the people who figured in the film were already dead.
- She was staring at the sign, and a flood of emotion choked her so that she could barely breathe.
- At the funeral mass all his young friends were choked with emotion as all the beautiful tributes were read out.
- People were choked with emotion from the start; they had come back to the spot where they had seen brothers, sisters, parents and friends die.
- The unmistakable, overwhelming miasma of emotion that choked him and even threatened to stifle Rena too… it was guilt.
- But there were tears in my eyes and I couldn't finish it because I got so emotionally choked, and I just had to sit down.
- The words choked me and I was lost in a frenzy of emotions.
- I got out of the room before the thickness of my own emotion and attitude could choke me.
- The story is told without frills and if you find yourself choking with emotion practically all the way through, it doesn't feel faked.
- When she spoke again, her voice was choked with emotion and unshed tears.
1. 3.1usually be choked up Cause (someone) to feel tearful or extremely upset.
  I was so choked up I started crying and couldn't sing any more
  no object I just choked up reading it
  Example sentencesExamples
  The show ended up being quite surreal, particularly when after My Coco, the crowd would not stop cheering, seemingly choking up the band and the few longtime fans in the audience.
  When I returned to class I was so overwhelmed at their thoughtfulness I choked up for the first time in front of my students and couldn't speak.
  He showed emotion, choking up at times, stopping to take off his glasses and wipe his eyes.
  And you guys have been so generous I get choked up when I think about it.
  It's the only wedding I've been to (out of a medium-two-digit number) where the groom got choked up.
  It was an overwhelming, mournful piece then when the city was still in shock; yesterday, I found myself choking up repeatedly and involuntarily as I walked around it.
  Two years after losing my best friend to leukemia, I could finally smile at all the memories, instead of choking up.
  I still get choked up listening to it and it's been, like, seven years.
  Franken choked up repeatedly as he related the stories involving his father, whom he obviously loved.
  He choked up while describing a little boy who had been deceived by a charlatan faith healer.
  He was suddenly choked up with emotion and tears welled in his eyes.
  I couldn't call any more of them to say thanks, being a bit choked up.
  I'll admit I got a little choked up at the part in the end where he said, ‘I just want people to be happy.’
  I find that I can field strip a deer without remorse yet I still get choked up when I watch ‘Bambi.’
  He was obviously choked up and didn't know what to do about it, being of that age when men didn't cry.
  Glick, who had four months left on his three-year hitch, choked up and sniffled when he read a statement asking for mercy.
  C'mon, I dare you to listen without choking up just a little.
  He gave a warm, wonderful eulogy for Aunt Jo and choked up enough a couple of times that he had to stop and gather himself.
  His delivery was choppy, halting now and then, as if he were choking up, on the verge of tears.
  We're getting all choked up just thinking about it.
2. 3.2 Suppress a strong emotion or the expression of such an emotion.
  Liz was choking back her anger
  Example sentencesExamples
  Yacob bit his lip in mid-protest, effectively choking back whatever crass words he would have used.
  For the first time she had to choke back emotion, tears forming around her eyes.
  I closed my eyes, choking back the feeling of utter disgust.
  Cici's anger was choked back when she saw his eyes.
  His voice sounded shaky, like he was choking back tears, but once he caught his bearings, he pressed his palm softly to my hair and bent to kiss my cheek.
  I explained everything that happened while choking back the tears.
  The answer is nothing, but even if there was something to say, it would not have been able to come out of my mouth because I was choking back tears.
  Check the link and you'll see a picture of the ol Sar'major choking back a couple tears.
  Violet rushed over, choking back a scream of instinctive terror.
  I spit out the last bit of toothpaste in my mouth, choking back more tears.
  By the end, you are left, like the lady from Flint, choking back tears of pain and fury.
  I could hear him on the other line, choking back his tears.
  Love wasn't supposed to be this hard, she thought, choking back a sob.
  I was having trouble choking back the hysterical screams that wanted to arise from my throat, as well.
  Daphne was choking back the urge to start sobbing uncontrollably.
  After climbing down the ladder, I stood standing in the tunnel choking back my tears.
  He swallows as if choking back some kind of retort, then forces a laugh.
  With a quick burst of theatrical grace she pushed past Kelley and ran back upstairs, choking back the ‘tears’.
  She frowned, choking back her spilling tears in disbelief.
  She hugged her knees to her chest, choking back her sobs.
  Synonyms
  suppress, hold back, fight back, bite back, gulp back, swallow, check, keep in check, restrain, contain, control, repress, smother, stifle, curb, bridle, rein in
  bite one's lip
  informal keep a/the lid on
4with object 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

noun tʃəʊktʃoʊk

1A 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
mass noun too much choke does not help
Example sentencesExamples
- It can't be the choke, as it doesn't rev that high when it's out fully.
- A special wrench quickly screws the chokes in and out.
- They are used in a wide variety of applications, including throttle cables, emergency brakes, chokes and air intakes.
- If the vehicle sees cold, hot, wet, and dry duty as well as on-track action, the carb should have a choke and vacuum secondaries.
- TKS uses a redesigned carburetor with an automatic fuel enrichment system instead of a traditional choke.
1. 1.1 A knob which controls the choke in a carburettor.
  he pulled the choke out to its full extent
  Example sentencesExamples
  They would opt to have their vehicles maintained and repaired, resulting in an increased demand for spare parts including tires, batteries, and chokes.
  The motorist is advised to use the choke briefly only when absolutely necessary.
  Indeed, even if you drove an old Mini everywhere in first gear with the choke full out and the handbrake on, you barely saw the inside of a petrol station from one year to the next.
  I'd rather have a manual choke than an automatic choke, though.
  Anyway, so I do other stuff, and then leave the house at the time I supposed to be there, after cursing the person who moved my car but stopped the engine with the choke out.
2. 1.2 A narrowed part of a shotgun bore near the muzzle, serving to restrict the spread of the shot.
  many guns may not have the right choke
  a full choke gun
  Example sentencesExamples
  Because hard steel shot lacks the easy flowing characteristics of lead shot through forcing cones and tight chokes, older guns could not handle it without some damage to their barrels.
  When you're buying a used shotgun or a shotgun without removable chokes, don't believe the choke designation on any barrel until it has been measured with a bore gauge.
  The idea was that the game would be further out for the second or third shot and a tighter choke would be advantageous.
  The tight choke should provide good shots out to 50 yards.
  For most 12-gauges shooting lead shot, turkey chokes have IDs of.665 -.640.
3. 1.3 An inductance coil used to smooth the variations of an alternating current or to alter its phase.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The HX1148 module features a centre-tapped inductor on the transmit channel for the most EMI-sensitive applications, while the HX1178 has both chokes on the media side.
  Mobile phones, computers, electronic chokes and a model helicopter are some of the things that will be dismantled and assembled for the children.
  They are widely used in transformers for the electrical power industry and for transformers, chokes, and other components in the electronics industry.
2An act or the sound of a person or animal having difficulty in breathing.
a little choke of laughter
Example sentencesExamples
- His breath was disconnected into sudden gasps and chokes.
- But her tears were not escorted with chokes or quick breaths, like before.
- Brianna suppressed a choke of laughter as the two boys stumbled into the room and hastily shut the door.
- Chelsea gave a choke of laughter, almost tripping in the process.
- He laughed softly, the sound more like a choke than a pleasurable noise.
- The light shone over the man's features, and Connolly breathed a horrible choke.

Origin

Middle English: from Old English ācēocian (verb), from cēoce (see cheek).

chock from Middle English:
A chock, as in ‘chocks away!’, is a wedge or block placed against a wheel to prevent it from moving or to support it. It is probably from Old French çouche or çoche, meaning ‘block or log’. Chock-a-block (mid 19th century), ‘crammed full’, was originally a nautical expression which referred to a pair of pulley blocks with ropes threaded between to form a hoist or tackle—when they have been pulled so close together that the two blocks touch, further lifting is impossible. The expression was probably influenced by chock-full, a much older term meaning ‘filled to overflowing’. Where this comes from is uncertain, though ‘chock’ here may have been a form of choke (ME from Old English ceoce ‘jaw), from the idea of being so full that you are almost choking.

Rhymes

awoke, bespoke, bloke, broke, cloak, Coke, convoke, croak, evoke, folk, invoke, joke, Koch, moke, oak, okey-doke, poke, provoke, revoke, roque, smoke, soak, soke, spoke, stoke, stony-broke (US stone-broke), stroke, toke, toque, woke, yoke, yolk

choke²

noun tʃəʊktʃoʊk

The inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke.
Example sentencesExamples
- Cut the artichokes in half and remove the hairy inner choke and any hard leaves, leaving only the tender base.
- Beat the artichokes gently with your hand so that they open just enough for you to see if there is any choke.
- With a sharp silver teaspoon scrape out the choke, which would later have become the beautiful purple flower if left on the bush.

Origin

Late 17th century: probably a confusion of the ending of artichoke with choke¹.

choke¹

verbtʃoʊkCHōk

1no object (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 soda
Example sentencesExamples
- When I read this I almost choked on my bacon and egg pizza.
- I almost choked on my coffee (or I would have done, if I was a coffee drinker).
- And the mother of the bride almost choked on her salmon sandwich.
- Alex's voice got stuck in her throat and she nearly choked on nothing.
- I almost choked on the tandoori chicken, then proceeded to finish it off in haste and headed to the Hostel 9 common room.
- I nearly choked on my shock, the meaning of that song taking on proportions I hadn't fathomed.
- She nearly choked on the sob welling up in her throat and felt the tears brimming in her eyes.
- But, just hours after she left, Wainwright called emergency services in a panic, saying Joshua had choked on his own vomit and had stopped breathing.
- Dima smiled and grabbed Coral by his shirt collar, dragging so close to her that he almost choked on her rancid breath.
- A WOMAN choked to death in front of her horrified husband after a mouthful of Indian curry ‘went down the wrong way’, an inquest heard.
- But my parents used to run a restaurant and when I was a very small child one of their customers choked on a fish bone.
- The word caught in my throat, and I nearly choked on it.
- My heart leapt into my throat and I practically choked on it.
- My friend's grandmother choked to death on a coconut bun.
- He whirled her around, his face barely inches from hers; Liz nearly choked on his horrid breath, which reeked of tobacco and alcohol.
- Despite yo-yo balls being examined and passing British safety standards, there have been a number of recent incidents where children have almost choked to death.
- Fire brigade spokesman Laurent Vibert said the four victims choked to death on the fumes of the fire as they tried to escape from their rooms to the roof of the hotel.
- I drunkenly choked on the beer I was drinking at the time and felt suddenly sexually unsure about not only men in general but women in general as well.
- She woke, and as the cry died in her throat, she almost choked on it.
- He nearly choked on the toast that he was shoving down his throat, he was so nervous.
Synonyms
gag, retch, cough, struggle for air, fight for breath, gasp
1. 1.1with object Hinder or obstruct the breathing of (a person or animal) by choking.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The dog snapped its jaws open and closed inches from Rae's face and he could smell the animal's fetid breath, choking him, causing him to gag.
  I would wake up fighting and trying to prevent someone from choking me.
  The air was knocked out of him and as his father began choking him, Dante struggled to breath and get his father off of him at the same time.
  The riders crouched on the backs of the horses and the bandannas prevented the kicked - up dust from choking the brothers.
  Then three officers carried me to a van, choking me on the way so that I couldn't breathe, much less yell.
  They were stunned; they'd never thought their precious boy could harm a fly, let alone choke another person.
  The tilapia's numerous small bones can choke its predators, even the egret, which can swallow all other fish.
  But it is perfectly humane, especially if you fall into the category of those who can't stop choking their dogs with the choke-chain collar.
  Between the three they managed to choke Snake enough that he quit moving.
  Even as I tried to dodge thunder exploded in my face, burning pain and another hammer and dirt and dust was choking me while I gasped for a breath that wouldn't come.
  I could hardly breathe, and every breath was choking me.
  Smoke entered her lungs with every breath she took, choking her and blinding her further as it caused tears to form in her eyes.
  Hercules killed the animal by choking it with his bare hands and thereafter wore its skin.
  The two scuffled, falling to the ground, and the officer was overpowered by the suspect who began choking him from behind.
  His breath stank so bad of Jack Daniels that it was choking me.
  It has entered my bloodstream and is systematically choking me to death.
  Her milk was flowing straight into her baby's lungs, turning him blue and choking him as he fought to breathe.
  When she'd come home from California in tears, he'd nearly flown out there to choke the person responsible with his bare hands.
  However, after about an hour, a calf was choked to death due to an accident in feeding her milk.
  Sometimes referred to as a chain or choke chain collar, if used properly it should never choke your dog.
  Synonyms
  suffocate, asphyxiate, smother, stifle
  strangle, throttle
2. 1.2choke something downwith object Swallow something with difficulty.
  I attempted to choke down supper
  Example sentencesExamples
  Instead, he coughed, choked it down, and then shook himself to recover.
  She shoved the green plastic spoon in his mouth and smiled as he choked it down.
  She choked the black liquid down, and asked for another.
  She choked it down then grabbed for her glass of water.
  After a year or so I could hardly choke the stuff down any more.
  As she dribbles halfmud from a closed fist held above his mouth, he chokes it down.
  Amaiya finally choked her food down and comforted Bonobos habitually.
  Then its jaw snapped shut on the body, and choked it down.
  The Reds could have offered a bowl of chili and a Schoenling beer, and Gillick would've had to choke it down.
  He had soon managed to choke the stuff down, threw his bowl into a large wooden tub at the corner of the room and strapped on his belt and sheath.
  She choked it down along with her revulsion, hoping for a clear head that would save her.
  Somehow gagging in between each bite, I managed to choke the bread down.
  He picked them up and choked them down one at a time.
  She measured out two tablespoons of Pepto Bismol and forced herself to choke it down.
  Many bodybuilders cook up to a dozen chicken breasts at a time, choking them down over a period of days.
  He got friendly with the cooks at the dorm eatery and told them if they made him a pound of bacon every morning, he'd choke it down every day.
  I choked it down and answered her that yes, I was.
3. 1.3with object Prevent (a plant) from growing by depriving it of light, air, or nourishment.
  the bracken will choke the wild gladiolus
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some seed fell among weeds, and the weeds grew up and choked it.
  Could you suggest a strategy for choking the weeds and getting the field to a pure stand of timothy or a mixture good for horses?
  Over a decade later, Schmid's film makes clear that for the vast majority of Germans weeds in the garden have long since choked any budding flowers.
  Back home in England he grew a garden of weeds and saw which weeds choked others and counted population changes amongst weeds.
  She wants me to help her prune the rose bushes, dig out the carpet grass that is choking them.
  In a SAC area if a farmer wishes to kill off the ivy that is choking his trees or menacing his buildings, he is not free to do so.
  ‘We knew the immature trees would not survive as they would be choked by the thick growth of weeds and grass in the area,’ Mr Gell said.
  In most of the urban areas, the avenue trees are choked to death as the tree base is completely covered by concrete slabs, leaving little space for aeration.
  Let us tend to our gardens with diligence, and keeping the weeds from choking the plants!
  The increased growth of woody vines could dramatically alter future forests - for instance, by choking new tree growth.
  To keep plants from being choked, you often have to adjust ties as they grow.
4. 1.4with object Prevent or suppress (the occurrence of something)
  higher rates of interest choke off investment demand
  Example sentencesExamples
  Likewise, there could a pressure on inflation if oil prices continue to spurt in the global market, which in turn would choke the growth prospects.
  Apart from choking growth in Germany, this increase had the unwelcome consequence of launching the euro at an inappropriately high level.
  The noxious weed of clericalism has choked the development of a people's church.
  The present growth of knowledge will choke itself off until we get different tools.
  Another commonly held belief among members of the analyst community is that high oil prices will choke off economic growth.
  This is the performance of an economy where business investment and growth have been choked by ever increasing regulation and where interest rates have had to be raised in response to a house price bubble.
  That, in turn, could mean still-higher interest rates, which could choke off growth.
  ‘This will no doubt become a factor choking the future development of the local real estate market,’ Hua said.
  The true oppressor which chokes our potential for growth is the ego.
  Nonetheless, more of us should know that approaching a problem systematically and logically is not a weed that chokes creativity.
  Though moderate income inequality may help sustain economic growth, drastic income inequality can choke it off.
  By raising prices at this crucial point, OPEC could be choking off the economic growth needed to keep demand robust.
  The Fed must be careful in raising interest rates for the very simple reason that by moving too quickly, it can choke off growth.
  Many existing small businesses were choked out by the kudzulike growth of the new economy.
  The question now is whether rising rates will cool down the hotter parts of the economy without choking off general growth.
  High taxes choke off growth, but so do high deficits.
  It is changing the lives and futures of more than 3,000 young New Zealanders, and filling the skills gaps that threaten to choke economic growth.
  Treasury is telling him that if the rate of increase in the public sector continues, it has the potential to choke off economic growth.
  It is literally choking our economic growth in this now $12 trillion economy.
5. 1.5informal no object (in sports) fail to perform at a crucial point of a game or contest owing to a failure of nerve.
  we were the only team not to choke when it came to the crunch
  Example sentencesExamples
  For years, Olson presided over talented teams that were notorious for choking in big games.
  Federer got away in the end after Nadal choked, but the latter will be richer for the experience.
  When it came time for Phil to really coach and tame the egos of Shaq and Kobe, he choked.
  It's hard to say this, but just at the time we hoped you would shine under the bright lights of NBC, ESPN, and ABC, you choked.
  It is beyond doubt that Ganguly's boys have, more often than not, choked in the final, what with their famed batting line-up coming to nought when it comes to the crunch.
  Common wisdom had it that the table-topping Rhinos would once again choke on the big occasion.
  I couldn't root for the Giants there, but I was happy to see him shed his lingering reputation for postseason choking.
  If the champs choked in Pittsburgh, it would be the end of their 1912 championship bid.
  Mundy, however, had choked when the title was agonisingly close… on the 18th hole.
  What they must do now is shut out the voices accusing them of choking in this tournament and realise that the past month has demonstrated strength, not weakness.
  The Raiders and Eagles, the so-called favorites because of their top seedings, will choke.
  There was about ten minutes to go at Prenton and I went through one-on-one with the keeper and basically I choked.
  The best and worst matches, the finest players, the stars who choked… and the man who played without a putter.
  And Paul dismissed talk of the Rhinos being doomed to choke.
  The common thinking is Bonds will hit his 65th homer, watch in horror as the media arrive by the hundreds and choke and fall short of 70.
  When they choke, most athletes prefer that no one notices, that the world sees it as a defeat unbesmirched by an inner surrender.
  After the miss, someone asked Murphy if Price choked.
  In fact, he was at a speaking engagement once, and someone asked him about our games, and he said, ‘Joe's a good player, but he chokes.’
  The Eagles are another team I predicted would choke, and they haven't thus far.
2often be choked withwith object Fill (a passage or space), especially so as to make movement difficult or impossible.
the roads were choked with traffic
Example sentencesExamples
- Go often to the house of a friend, for weeds choke the unused path.
- ‘Think of a shallow stream choked with plants, not of an open sea,’ he said.
- ‘The area is already choked with traffic but there is no solution to that in these plans,’ said Mr. Mayling.
- A sunken garden to the west of the house was choked with untrimmed plants, its sunken pool brown and stagnant.
- The town is choked with traffic daily and the situation on the Northern bank holiday weekend really put the tin hat on things.
- The mountains of litter choking the city confirm that not all is well with the local authority in as far as improving the status is concerned.
- The landscape is choked with impenetrable forests of enormous trees and dense, green foliage.
- Every green space is choked with discarded cans of Coors Light, wads of toilet paper, Frito-Lay bags.
- Weeds choked the ground, as a light snow began to fall.
- Roads into the village were choked with traffic heading for the ever-popular event, which lined The Borough from end to end.
- A factory worker's family spent a quiet evening at home, all dressed up, in a parlour choked with ornamental plants, under a great silk lampshade.
- The roads are choked with traffic, including enormous trucks transporting goods.
- Now small seedlings grew everywhere about the yard and weeds choked the gardens.
- Litter cluttered the landscape, and vegetation choked the trails.
- The town is choked with traffic and people cannot effectively run their businesses.
- Aquatic plants grow faster than anything else, and most types will soon choke your pool.
- The path had been so choked with weeds it was virtually impassable.
- The back room was choked with old carpets, old clothes, mould, mushrooms and unfamiliar smells.
- The town's roads are choked with traffic, leading to frequent jams during the busy tourist season.
- The banks were choked with willow and tamarisk, which I occasionally had to crawl under on my belly.
Synonyms
clog, clog up, bung up, block, obstruct, stop up, silt up, plug, dam up
3with object Overwhelm and make (someone) speechless with a strong and typically negative feeling or emotion.
she was choked with angry emotion
Example sentencesExamples
- I still get choked up listening to it and it's been, like, seven years.
- He gave a warm, wonderful eulogy for Aunt Jo and choked up enough a couple of times that he had to stop and gather himself.
- Two years after losing my best friend to leukemia, I could finally smile at all the memories, instead of choking up.
- We're getting all choked up just thinking about it.
- C'mon, I dare you to listen without choking up just a little.
- And you guys have been so generous I get choked up when I think about it.
- He was suddenly choked up with emotion and tears welled in his eyes.
- I couldn't call any more of them to say thanks, being a bit choked up.
- He showed emotion, choking up at times, stopping to take off his glasses and wipe his eyes.
- It's the only wedding I've been to (out of a medium-two-digit number) where the groom got choked up.
- When I returned to class I was so overwhelmed at their thoughtfulness I choked up for the first time in front of my students and couldn't speak.
- The show ended up being quite surreal, particularly when after My Coco, the crowd would not stop cheering, seemingly choking up the band and the few longtime fans in the audience.
- I'll admit I got a little choked up at the part in the end where he said, ‘I just want people to be happy.’
- Franken choked up repeatedly as he related the stories involving his father, whom he obviously loved.
- His delivery was choppy, halting now and then, as if he were choking up, on the verge of tears.
- He was obviously choked up and didn't know what to do about it, being of that age when men didn't cry.
- Glick, who had four months left on his three-year hitch, choked up and sniffled when he read a statement asking for mercy.
- It was an overwhelming, mournful piece then when the city was still in shock; yesterday, I found myself choking up repeatedly and involuntarily as I walked around it.
- He choked up while describing a little boy who had been deceived by a charlatan faith healer.
- I find that I can field strip a deer without remorse yet I still get choked up when I watch ‘Bambi.’
4Become or cause to become tearful or extremely upset.
no object I just choked up reading it
5Suppress a strong emotion or the expression of such an emotion.
Liz was choking back her anger
Example sentencesExamples
- Cici's anger was choked back when she saw his eyes.
- I could hear him on the other line, choking back his tears.
- I closed my eyes, choking back the feeling of utter disgust.
- With a quick burst of theatrical grace she pushed past Kelley and ran back upstairs, choking back the ‘tears’.
- He swallows as if choking back some kind of retort, then forces a laugh.
- His voice sounded shaky, like he was choking back tears, but once he caught his bearings, he pressed his palm softly to my hair and bent to kiss my cheek.
- The answer is nothing, but even if there was something to say, it would not have been able to come out of my mouth because I was choking back tears.
- By the end, you are left, like the lady from Flint, choking back tears of pain and fury.
- I explained everything that happened while choking back the tears.
- I spit out the last bit of toothpaste in my mouth, choking back more tears.
- She frowned, choking back her spilling tears in disbelief.
- I was having trouble choking back the hysterical screams that wanted to arise from my throat, as well.
- Love wasn't supposed to be this hard, she thought, choking back a sob.
- After climbing down the ladder, I stood standing in the tunnel choking back my tears.
- Yacob bit his lip in mid-protest, effectively choking back whatever crass words he would have used.
- She hugged her knees to her chest, choking back her sobs.
- Violet rushed over, choking back a scream of instinctive terror.
- For the first time she had to choke back emotion, tears forming around her eyes.
- Check the link and you'll see a picture of the ol Sar'major choking back a couple tears.
- Daphne was choking back the urge to start sobbing uncontrollably.
Synonyms
suppress, hold back, fight back, bite back, gulp back, swallow, check, keep in check, restrain, contain, control, repress, smother, stifle, curb, bridle, rein in
6with object Enrich the fuel mixture in (a gasoline engine) by reducing the intake of air.

nountʃoʊkCHōk

1A valve in the carburetor of a gasoline engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started.
Example sentencesExamples
- TKS uses a redesigned carburetor with an automatic fuel enrichment system instead of a traditional choke.
- They are used in a wide variety of applications, including throttle cables, emergency brakes, chokes and air intakes.
- If the vehicle sees cold, hot, wet, and dry duty as well as on-track action, the carb should have a choke and vacuum secondaries.
- It can't be the choke, as it doesn't rev that high when it's out fully.
- A special wrench quickly screws the chokes in and out.
1. 1.1 A knob that controls a choke valve in a gasoline engine.
  Example sentencesExamples
  They would opt to have their vehicles maintained and repaired, resulting in an increased demand for spare parts including tires, batteries, and chokes.
  I'd rather have a manual choke than an automatic choke, though.
  The motorist is advised to use the choke briefly only when absolutely necessary.
  Indeed, even if you drove an old Mini everywhere in first gear with the choke full out and the handbrake on, you barely saw the inside of a petrol station from one year to the next.
  Anyway, so I do other stuff, and then leave the house at the time I supposed to be there, after cursing the person who moved my car but stopped the engine with the choke out.
2. 1.2 A narrowed part of a shotgun bore near the muzzle, serving to restrict the spread of the shot.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The tight choke should provide good shots out to 50 yards.
  Because hard steel shot lacks the easy flowing characteristics of lead shot through forcing cones and tight chokes, older guns could not handle it without some damage to their barrels.
  The idea was that the game would be further out for the second or third shot and a tighter choke would be advantageous.
  For most 12-gauges shooting lead shot, turkey chokes have IDs of.665 -.640.
  When you're buying a used shotgun or a shotgun without removable chokes, don't believe the choke designation on any barrel until it has been measured with a bore gauge.
3. 1.3 An electrical inductor, especially an inductance coil used to smooth the variations of an alternating current or to alter its phase.
  Example sentencesExamples
  They are widely used in transformers for the electrical power industry and for transformers, chokes, and other components in the electronics industry.
  The HX1148 module features a centre-tapped inductor on the transmit channel for the most EMI-sensitive applications, while the HX1178 has both chokes on the media side.
  Mobile phones, computers, electronic chokes and a model helicopter are some of the things that will be dismantled and assembled for the children.
2An action or sound of a person or animal having or seeming to have difficulty in breathing.
a little choke of laughter
Example sentencesExamples
- Brianna suppressed a choke of laughter as the two boys stumbled into the room and hastily shut the door.
- The light shone over the man's features, and Connolly breathed a horrible choke.
- He laughed softly, the sound more like a choke than a pleasurable noise.
- Chelsea gave a choke of laughter, almost tripping in the process.
- But her tears were not escorted with chokes or quick breaths, like before.
- His breath was disconnected into sudden gasps and chokes.

Phrasal Verbs

choke up

(in sports) grip (a bat, racket, etc.) further from the narrow end than is usual.
he choked up on the bat a few inches
Example sentencesExamples
- There's no choking up on the bat, there's no shortening of that swing.
- Roberts won't be choking up on the bat anymore, something he hopes will allow him to drive the ball with authority rather then slap it around the field.
- Baker sees Bonds as a rarity because he generates so much power despite choking up on the bat and standing so close to the plate.

Origin

Middle English: from Old English ācēocian (verb), from cēoce (see cheek).

choke²

nounCHōktʃoʊk

The inedible mass of silky fibers at the center of a globe artichoke.
Example sentencesExamples
- Beat the artichokes gently with your hand so that they open just enough for you to see if there is any choke.
- With a sharp silver teaspoon scrape out the choke, which would later have become the beautiful purple flower if left on the bush.
- Cut the artichokes in half and remove the hairy inner choke and any hard leaves, leaving only the tender base.

Origin

Late 17th century: probably a confusion of the ending of artichoke with choke.

单词	choke
释义	choke¹ verb tʃəʊktʃoʊk 1no object (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 Example sentencesExamples I nearly choked on my shock, the meaning of that song taking on proportions I hadn't fathomed. When I read this I almost choked on my bacon and egg pizza. I almost choked on my coffee (or I would have done, if I was a coffee drinker). Alex's voice got stuck in her throat and she nearly choked on nothing. I drunkenly choked on the beer I was drinking at the time and felt suddenly sexually unsure about not only men in general but women in general as well. She woke, and as the cry died in her throat, she almost choked on it. He nearly choked on the toast that he was shoving down his throat, he was so nervous. The word caught in my throat, and I nearly choked on it. But, just hours after she left, Wainwright called emergency services in a panic, saying Joshua had choked on his own vomit and had stopped breathing. My friend's grandmother choked to death on a coconut bun. Despite yo-yo balls being examined and passing British safety standards, there have been a number of recent incidents where children have almost choked to death. A WOMAN choked to death in front of her horrified husband after a mouthful of Indian curry ‘went down the wrong way’, an inquest heard. He whirled her around, his face barely inches from hers; Liz nearly choked on his horrid breath, which reeked of tobacco and alcohol. Dima smiled and grabbed Coral by his shirt collar, dragging so close to her that he almost choked on her rancid breath. But my parents used to run a restaurant and when I was a very small child one of their customers choked on a fish bone. And the mother of the bride almost choked on her salmon sandwich. My heart leapt into my throat and I practically choked on it. Fire brigade spokesman Laurent Vibert said the four victims choked to death on the fumes of the fire as they tried to escape from their rooms to the roof of the hotel. She nearly choked on the sob welling up in her throat and felt the tears brimming in her eyes. I almost choked on the tandoori chicken, then proceeded to finish it off in haste and headed to the Hostel 9 common room. Synonyms gag, retch, cough, struggle for air, fight for breath, gasp 1.1with object Cause (a person or animal) to choke. the toys contained parts that could choke a very young child Example sentencesExamples They were stunned; they'd never thought their precious boy could harm a fly, let alone choke another person. Then three officers carried me to a van, choking me on the way so that I couldn't breathe, much less yell. The dog snapped its jaws open and closed inches from Rae's face and he could smell the animal's fetid breath, choking him, causing him to gag. I could hardly breathe, and every breath was choking me. The two scuffled, falling to the ground, and the officer was overpowered by the suspect who began choking him from behind. However, after about an hour, a calf was choked to death due to an accident in feeding her milk. Hercules killed the animal by choking it with his bare hands and thereafter wore its skin. It has entered my bloodstream and is systematically choking me to death. Sometimes referred to as a chain or choke chain collar, if used properly it should never choke your dog. The riders crouched on the backs of the horses and the bandannas prevented the kicked - up dust from choking the brothers. The tilapia's numerous small bones can choke its predators, even the egret, which can swallow all other fish. Even as I tried to dodge thunder exploded in my face, burning pain and another hammer and dirt and dust was choking me while I gasped for a breath that wouldn't come. Smoke entered her lungs with every breath she took, choking her and blinding her further as it caused tears to form in her eyes. But it is perfectly humane, especially if you fall into the category of those who can't stop choking their dogs with the choke-chain collar. Her milk was flowing straight into her baby's lungs, turning him blue and choking him as he fought to breathe. His breath stank so bad of Jack Daniels that it was choking me. When she'd come home from California in tears, he'd nearly flown out there to choke the person responsible with his bare hands. I would wake up fighting and trying to prevent someone from choking me. The air was knocked out of him and as his father began choking him, Dante struggled to breath and get his father off of him at the same time. Between the three they managed to choke Snake enough that he quit moving. Synonyms suffocate, asphyxiate, smother, stifle overpower, overcome strangle, throttle asphyxiate, suffocate informal strangulate 1.2choke something downwith object Swallow something with difficulty. I attempted to choke down supper Example sentencesExamples She measured out two tablespoons of Pepto Bismol and forced herself to choke it down. She choked the black liquid down, and asked for another. Instead, he coughed, choked it down, and then shook himself to recover. The Reds could have offered a bowl of chili and a Schoenling beer, and Gillick would've had to choke it down. She shoved the green plastic spoon in his mouth and smiled as he choked it down. She choked it down then grabbed for her glass of water. As she dribbles halfmud from a closed fist held above his mouth, he chokes it down. Many bodybuilders cook up to a dozen chicken breasts at a time, choking them down over a period of days. After a year or so I could hardly choke the stuff down any more. He had soon managed to choke the stuff down, threw his bowl into a large wooden tub at the corner of the room and strapped on his belt and sheath. Somehow gagging in between each bite, I managed to choke the bread down. Amaiya finally choked her food down and comforted Bonobos habitually. He picked them up and choked them down one at a time. Then its jaw snapped shut on the body, and choked it down. I choked it down and answered her that yes, I was. She choked it down along with her revulsion, hoping for a clear head that would save her. He got friendly with the cooks at the dorm eatery and told them if they made him a pound of bacon every morning, he'd choke it down every day. 1.3with object Prevent (a plant) from growing by depriving it of light, air, or nourishment. the bracken will choke the wild gladiolus Example sentencesExamples In a SAC area if a farmer wishes to kill off the ivy that is choking his trees or menacing his buildings, he is not free to do so. The increased growth of woody vines could dramatically alter future forests - for instance, by choking new tree growth. Back home in England he grew a garden of weeds and saw which weeds choked others and counted population changes amongst weeds. Let us tend to our gardens with diligence, and keeping the weeds from choking the plants! To keep plants from being choked, you often have to adjust ties as they grow. In most of the urban areas, the avenue trees are choked to death as the tree base is completely covered by concrete slabs, leaving little space for aeration. Over a decade later, Schmid's film makes clear that for the vast majority of Germans weeds in the garden have long since choked any budding flowers. Could you suggest a strategy for choking the weeds and getting the field to a pure stand of timothy or a mixture good for horses? ‘We knew the immature trees would not survive as they would be choked by the thick growth of weeds and grass in the area,’ Mr Gell said. She wants me to help her prune the rose bushes, dig out the carpet grass that is choking them. Some seed fell among weeds, and the weeds grew up and choked it. 1.4with object Prevent or inhibit the occurrence or development of. higher rates of interest choke off investment demand Example sentencesExamples ‘This will no doubt become a factor choking the future development of the local real estate market,’ Hua said. This is the performance of an economy where business investment and growth have been choked by ever increasing regulation and where interest rates have had to be raised in response to a house price bubble. The true oppressor which chokes our potential for growth is the ego. Though moderate income inequality may help sustain economic growth, drastic income inequality can choke it off. High taxes choke off growth, but so do high deficits. It is literally choking our economic growth in this now $12 trillion economy. The present growth of knowledge will choke itself off until we get different tools. The noxious weed of clericalism has choked the development of a people's church. Nonetheless, more of us should know that approaching a problem systematically and logically is not a weed that chokes creativity. Many existing small businesses were choked out by the kudzulike growth of the new economy. Another commonly held belief among members of the analyst community is that high oil prices will choke off economic growth. By raising prices at this crucial point, OPEC could be choking off the economic growth needed to keep demand robust. That, in turn, could mean still-higher interest rates, which could choke off growth. The Fed must be careful in raising interest rates for the very simple reason that by moving too quickly, it can choke off growth. Treasury is telling him that if the rate of increase in the public sector continues, it has the potential to choke off economic growth. The question now is whether rising rates will cool down the hotter parts of the economy without choking off general growth. Likewise, there could a pressure on inflation if oil prices continue to spurt in the global market, which in turn would choke the growth prospects. It is changing the lives and futures of more than 3,000 young New Zealanders, and filling the skills gaps that threaten to choke economic growth. Apart from choking growth in Germany, this increase had the unwelcome consequence of launching the euro at an inappropriately high level. 1.5informal no object (in sports) fail to perform at a crucial point of a game or contest as a result of nervousness. we were the only team not to choke when it came to the crunch Example sentencesExamples It's hard to say this, but just at the time we hoped you would shine under the bright lights of NBC, ESPN, and ABC, you choked. In fact, he was at a speaking engagement once, and someone asked him about our games, and he said, ‘Joe's a good player, but he chokes.’ Federer got away in the end after Nadal choked, but the latter will be richer for the experience. It is beyond doubt that Ganguly's boys have, more often than not, choked in the final, what with their famed batting line-up coming to nought when it comes to the crunch. The Eagles are another team I predicted would choke, and they haven't thus far. For years, Olson presided over talented teams that were notorious for choking in big games. The best and worst matches, the finest players, the stars who choked… and the man who played without a putter. Mundy, however, had choked when the title was agonisingly close… on the 18th hole. When they choke, most athletes prefer that no one notices, that the world sees it as a defeat unbesmirched by an inner surrender. And Paul dismissed talk of the Rhinos being doomed to choke. After the miss, someone asked Murphy if Price choked. The common thinking is Bonds will hit his 65th homer, watch in horror as the media arrive by the hundreds and choke and fall short of 70. What they must do now is shut out the voices accusing them of choking in this tournament and realise that the past month has demonstrated strength, not weakness. When it came time for Phil to really coach and tame the egos of Shaq and Kobe, he choked. If the champs choked in Pittsburgh, it would be the end of their 1912 championship bid. The Raiders and Eagles, the so-called favorites because of their top seedings, will choke. Common wisdom had it that the table-topping Rhinos would once again choke on the big occasion. There was about ten minutes to go at Prenton and I went through one-on-one with the keeper and basically I choked. I couldn't root for the Giants there, but I was happy to see him shed his lingering reputation for postseason choking. 2with object Fill (a space) so as to make movement difficult or impossible. the roads were choked with traffic Example sentencesExamples The town's roads are choked with traffic, leading to frequent jams during the busy tourist season. The roads are choked with traffic, including enormous trucks transporting goods. The landscape is choked with impenetrable forests of enormous trees and dense, green foliage. The banks were choked with willow and tamarisk, which I occasionally had to crawl under on my belly. A factory worker's family spent a quiet evening at home, all dressed up, in a parlour choked with ornamental plants, under a great silk lampshade. ‘The area is already choked with traffic but there is no solution to that in these plans,’ said Mr. Mayling. The town is choked with traffic and people cannot effectively run their businesses. Now small seedlings grew everywhere about the yard and weeds choked the gardens. Every green space is choked with discarded cans of Coors Light, wads of toilet paper, Frito-Lay bags. The back room was choked with old carpets, old clothes, mould, mushrooms and unfamiliar smells. Weeds choked the ground, as a light snow began to fall. Litter cluttered the landscape, and vegetation choked the trails. The path had been so choked with weeds it was virtually impassable. Go often to the house of a friend, for weeds choke the unused path. ‘Think of a shallow stream choked with plants, not of an open sea,’ he said. The town is choked with traffic daily and the situation on the Northern bank holiday weekend really put the tin hat on things. The mountains of litter choking the city confirm that not all is well with the local authority in as far as improving the status is concerned. Roads into the village were choked with traffic heading for the ever-popular event, which lined The Borough from end to end. Aquatic plants grow faster than anything else, and most types will soon choke your pool. A sunken garden to the west of the house was choked with untrimmed plants, its sunken pool brown and stagnant. Synonyms clog (up), bung up, block, obstruct, stop up, silt up, plug, dam up congest, jam informal gunge up technical occlude, obturate 3with object Make (someone) speechless with a strong feeling or emotion. he was choked with fury Example sentencesExamples Talking about her daughter, Marion is clearly choked with emotion but she praises the family, friends and neighbours who have done their best to keep her going since the accident in March. His bushy brow furrowing, Zethus peered after them speechlessly, choked by his disbelief. The veterans are composed and professional in the fierce heat, but Simon's voice is choked with emotion. He knows when to make me cry, when that lump in my throat is choking me and I am unable to release my emotions. In an emotionally choked voice, Mr. Bilheimer said half the people who figured in the film were already dead. She was staring at the sign, and a flood of emotion choked her so that she could barely breathe. At the funeral mass all his young friends were choked with emotion as all the beautiful tributes were read out. People were choked with emotion from the start; they had come back to the spot where they had seen brothers, sisters, parents and friends die. The unmistakable, overwhelming miasma of emotion that choked him and even threatened to stifle Rena too… it was guilt. But there were tears in my eyes and I couldn't finish it because I got so emotionally choked, and I just had to sit down. The words choked me and I was lost in a frenzy of emotions. I got out of the room before the thickness of my own emotion and attitude could choke me. The story is told without frills and if you find yourself choking with emotion practically all the way through, it doesn't feel faked. When she spoke again, her voice was choked with emotion and unshed tears. 3.1usually be choked up Cause (someone) to feel tearful or extremely upset. I was so choked up I started crying and couldn't sing any more no object I just choked up reading it Example sentencesExamples The show ended up being quite surreal, particularly when after My Coco, the crowd would not stop cheering, seemingly choking up the band and the few longtime fans in the audience. When I returned to class I was so overwhelmed at their thoughtfulness I choked up for the first time in front of my students and couldn't speak. He showed emotion, choking up at times, stopping to take off his glasses and wipe his eyes. And you guys have been so generous I get choked up when I think about it. It's the only wedding I've been to (out of a medium-two-digit number) where the groom got choked up. It was an overwhelming, mournful piece then when the city was still in shock; yesterday, I found myself choking up repeatedly and involuntarily as I walked around it. Two years after losing my best friend to leukemia, I could finally smile at all the memories, instead of choking up. I still get choked up listening to it and it's been, like, seven years. Franken choked up repeatedly as he related the stories involving his father, whom he obviously loved. He choked up while describing a little boy who had been deceived by a charlatan faith healer. He was suddenly choked up with emotion and tears welled in his eyes. I couldn't call any more of them to say thanks, being a bit choked up. I'll admit I got a little choked up at the part in the end where he said, ‘I just want people to be happy.’ I find that I can field strip a deer without remorse yet I still get choked up when I watch ‘Bambi.’ He was obviously choked up and didn't know what to do about it, being of that age when men didn't cry. Glick, who had four months left on his three-year hitch, choked up and sniffled when he read a statement asking for mercy. C'mon, I dare you to listen without choking up just a little. He gave a warm, wonderful eulogy for Aunt Jo and choked up enough a couple of times that he had to stop and gather himself. His delivery was choppy, halting now and then, as if he were choking up, on the verge of tears. We're getting all choked up just thinking about it. 3.2 Suppress a strong emotion or the expression of such an emotion. Liz was choking back her anger Example sentencesExamples Yacob bit his lip in mid-protest, effectively choking back whatever crass words he would have used. For the first time she had to choke back emotion, tears forming around her eyes. I closed my eyes, choking back the feeling of utter disgust. Cici's anger was choked back when she saw his eyes. His voice sounded shaky, like he was choking back tears, but once he caught his bearings, he pressed his palm softly to my hair and bent to kiss my cheek. I explained everything that happened while choking back the tears. The answer is nothing, but even if there was something to say, it would not have been able to come out of my mouth because I was choking back tears. Check the link and you'll see a picture of the ol Sar'major choking back a couple tears. Violet rushed over, choking back a scream of instinctive terror. I spit out the last bit of toothpaste in my mouth, choking back more tears. By the end, you are left, like the lady from Flint, choking back tears of pain and fury. I could hear him on the other line, choking back his tears. Love wasn't supposed to be this hard, she thought, choking back a sob. I was having trouble choking back the hysterical screams that wanted to arise from my throat, as well. Daphne was choking back the urge to start sobbing uncontrollably. After climbing down the ladder, I stood standing in the tunnel choking back my tears. He swallows as if choking back some kind of retort, then forces a laugh. With a quick burst of theatrical grace she pushed past Kelley and ran back upstairs, choking back the ‘tears’. She frowned, choking back her spilling tears in disbelief. She hugged her knees to her chest, choking back her sobs. Synonyms suppress, hold back, fight back, bite back, gulp back, swallow, check, keep in check, restrain, contain, control, repress, smother, stifle, curb, bridle, rein in bite one's lip informal keep a/the lid on 4with object 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 noun tʃəʊktʃoʊk 1A 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 mass noun too much choke does not help Example sentencesExamples It can't be the choke, as it doesn't rev that high when it's out fully. A special wrench quickly screws the chokes in and out. They are used in a wide variety of applications, including throttle cables, emergency brakes, chokes and air intakes. If the vehicle sees cold, hot, wet, and dry duty as well as on-track action, the carb should have a choke and vacuum secondaries. TKS uses a redesigned carburetor with an automatic fuel enrichment system instead of a traditional choke. 1.1 A knob which controls the choke in a carburettor. he pulled the choke out to its full extent Example sentencesExamples They would opt to have their vehicles maintained and repaired, resulting in an increased demand for spare parts including tires, batteries, and chokes. The motorist is advised to use the choke briefly only when absolutely necessary. Indeed, even if you drove an old Mini everywhere in first gear with the choke full out and the handbrake on, you barely saw the inside of a petrol station from one year to the next. I'd rather have a manual choke than an automatic choke, though. Anyway, so I do other stuff, and then leave the house at the time I supposed to be there, after cursing the person who moved my car but stopped the engine with the choke out. 1.2 A narrowed part of a shotgun bore near the muzzle, serving to restrict the spread of the shot. many guns may not have the right choke a full choke gun Example sentencesExamples Because hard steel shot lacks the easy flowing characteristics of lead shot through forcing cones and tight chokes, older guns could not handle it without some damage to their barrels. When you're buying a used shotgun or a shotgun without removable chokes, don't believe the choke designation on any barrel until it has been measured with a bore gauge. The idea was that the game would be further out for the second or third shot and a tighter choke would be advantageous. The tight choke should provide good shots out to 50 yards. For most 12-gauges shooting lead shot, turkey chokes have IDs of.665 -.640. 1.3 An inductance coil used to smooth the variations of an alternating current or to alter its phase. Example sentencesExamples The HX1148 module features a centre-tapped inductor on the transmit channel for the most EMI-sensitive applications, while the HX1178 has both chokes on the media side. Mobile phones, computers, electronic chokes and a model helicopter are some of the things that will be dismantled and assembled for the children. They are widely used in transformers for the electrical power industry and for transformers, chokes, and other components in the electronics industry. 2An act or the sound of a person or animal having difficulty in breathing. a little choke of laughter Example sentencesExamples His breath was disconnected into sudden gasps and chokes. But her tears were not escorted with chokes or quick breaths, like before. Brianna suppressed a choke of laughter as the two boys stumbled into the room and hastily shut the door. Chelsea gave a choke of laughter, almost tripping in the process. He laughed softly, the sound more like a choke than a pleasurable noise. The light shone over the man's features, and Connolly breathed a horrible choke. Origin Middle English: from Old English ācēocian (verb), from cēoce (see cheek). chock from Middle English: A chock, as in ‘chocks away!’, is a wedge or block placed against a wheel to prevent it from moving or to support it. It is probably from Old French çouche or çoche, meaning ‘block or log’. Chock-a-block (mid 19th century), ‘crammed full’, was originally a nautical expression which referred to a pair of pulley blocks with ropes threaded between to form a hoist or tackle—when they have been pulled so close together that the two blocks touch, further lifting is impossible. The expression was probably influenced by chock-full, a much older term meaning ‘filled to overflowing’. Where this comes from is uncertain, though ‘chock’ here may have been a form of choke (ME from Old English ceoce ‘jaw), from the idea of being so full that you are almost choking. Rhymes awoke, bespoke, bloke, broke, cloak, Coke, convoke, croak, evoke, folk, invoke, joke, Koch, moke, oak, okey-doke, poke, provoke, revoke, roque, smoke, soak, soke, spoke, stoke, stony-broke (US stone-broke), stroke, toke, toque, woke, yoke, yolk choke² noun tʃəʊktʃoʊk The inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke. Example sentencesExamples Cut the artichokes in half and remove the hairy inner choke and any hard leaves, leaving only the tender base. Beat the artichokes gently with your hand so that they open just enough for you to see if there is any choke. With a sharp silver teaspoon scrape out the choke, which would later have become the beautiful purple flower if left on the bush. Origin Late 17th century: probably a confusion of the ending of artichoke with choke¹. verb.1 noun.1 choke¹ verbtʃoʊkCHōk 1no object (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 soda Example sentencesExamples When I read this I almost choked on my bacon and egg pizza. I almost choked on my coffee (or I would have done, if I was a coffee drinker). And the mother of the bride almost choked on her salmon sandwich. Alex's voice got stuck in her throat and she nearly choked on nothing. I almost choked on the tandoori chicken, then proceeded to finish it off in haste and headed to the Hostel 9 common room. I nearly choked on my shock, the meaning of that song taking on proportions I hadn't fathomed. She nearly choked on the sob welling up in her throat and felt the tears brimming in her eyes. But, just hours after she left, Wainwright called emergency services in a panic, saying Joshua had choked on his own vomit and had stopped breathing. Dima smiled and grabbed Coral by his shirt collar, dragging so close to her that he almost choked on her rancid breath. A WOMAN choked to death in front of her horrified husband after a mouthful of Indian curry ‘went down the wrong way’, an inquest heard. But my parents used to run a restaurant and when I was a very small child one of their customers choked on a fish bone. The word caught in my throat, and I nearly choked on it. My heart leapt into my throat and I practically choked on it. My friend's grandmother choked to death on a coconut bun. He whirled her around, his face barely inches from hers; Liz nearly choked on his horrid breath, which reeked of tobacco and alcohol. Despite yo-yo balls being examined and passing British safety standards, there have been a number of recent incidents where children have almost choked to death. Fire brigade spokesman Laurent Vibert said the four victims choked to death on the fumes of the fire as they tried to escape from their rooms to the roof of the hotel. I drunkenly choked on the beer I was drinking at the time and felt suddenly sexually unsure about not only men in general but women in general as well. She woke, and as the cry died in her throat, she almost choked on it. He nearly choked on the toast that he was shoving down his throat, he was so nervous. Synonyms gag, retch, cough, struggle for air, fight for breath, gasp 1.1with object Hinder or obstruct the breathing of (a person or animal) by choking. Example sentencesExamples The dog snapped its jaws open and closed inches from Rae's face and he could smell the animal's fetid breath, choking him, causing him to gag. I would wake up fighting and trying to prevent someone from choking me. The air was knocked out of him and as his father began choking him, Dante struggled to breath and get his father off of him at the same time. The riders crouched on the backs of the horses and the bandannas prevented the kicked - up dust from choking the brothers. Then three officers carried me to a van, choking me on the way so that I couldn't breathe, much less yell. They were stunned; they'd never thought their precious boy could harm a fly, let alone choke another person. The tilapia's numerous small bones can choke its predators, even the egret, which can swallow all other fish. But it is perfectly humane, especially if you fall into the category of those who can't stop choking their dogs with the choke-chain collar. Between the three they managed to choke Snake enough that he quit moving. Even as I tried to dodge thunder exploded in my face, burning pain and another hammer and dirt and dust was choking me while I gasped for a breath that wouldn't come. I could hardly breathe, and every breath was choking me. Smoke entered her lungs with every breath she took, choking her and blinding her further as it caused tears to form in her eyes. Hercules killed the animal by choking it with his bare hands and thereafter wore its skin. The two scuffled, falling to the ground, and the officer was overpowered by the suspect who began choking him from behind. His breath stank so bad of Jack Daniels that it was choking me. It has entered my bloodstream and is systematically choking me to death. Her milk was flowing straight into her baby's lungs, turning him blue and choking him as he fought to breathe. When she'd come home from California in tears, he'd nearly flown out there to choke the person responsible with his bare hands. However, after about an hour, a calf was choked to death due to an accident in feeding her milk. Sometimes referred to as a chain or choke chain collar, if used properly it should never choke your dog. Synonyms suffocate, asphyxiate, smother, stifle strangle, throttle 1.2choke something downwith object Swallow something with difficulty. I attempted to choke down supper Example sentencesExamples Instead, he coughed, choked it down, and then shook himself to recover. She shoved the green plastic spoon in his mouth and smiled as he choked it down. She choked the black liquid down, and asked for another. She choked it down then grabbed for her glass of water. After a year or so I could hardly choke the stuff down any more. As she dribbles halfmud from a closed fist held above his mouth, he chokes it down. Amaiya finally choked her food down and comforted Bonobos habitually. Then its jaw snapped shut on the body, and choked it down. The Reds could have offered a bowl of chili and a Schoenling beer, and Gillick would've had to choke it down. He had soon managed to choke the stuff down, threw his bowl into a large wooden tub at the corner of the room and strapped on his belt and sheath. She choked it down along with her revulsion, hoping for a clear head that would save her. Somehow gagging in between each bite, I managed to choke the bread down. He picked them up and choked them down one at a time. She measured out two tablespoons of Pepto Bismol and forced herself to choke it down. Many bodybuilders cook up to a dozen chicken breasts at a time, choking them down over a period of days. He got friendly with the cooks at the dorm eatery and told them if they made him a pound of bacon every morning, he'd choke it down every day. I choked it down and answered her that yes, I was. 1.3with object Prevent (a plant) from growing by depriving it of light, air, or nourishment. the bracken will choke the wild gladiolus Example sentencesExamples Some seed fell among weeds, and the weeds grew up and choked it. Could you suggest a strategy for choking the weeds and getting the field to a pure stand of timothy or a mixture good for horses? Over a decade later, Schmid's film makes clear that for the vast majority of Germans weeds in the garden have long since choked any budding flowers. Back home in England he grew a garden of weeds and saw which weeds choked others and counted population changes amongst weeds. She wants me to help her prune the rose bushes, dig out the carpet grass that is choking them. In a SAC area if a farmer wishes to kill off the ivy that is choking his trees or menacing his buildings, he is not free to do so. ‘We knew the immature trees would not survive as they would be choked by the thick growth of weeds and grass in the area,’ Mr Gell said. In most of the urban areas, the avenue trees are choked to death as the tree base is completely covered by concrete slabs, leaving little space for aeration. Let us tend to our gardens with diligence, and keeping the weeds from choking the plants! The increased growth of woody vines could dramatically alter future forests - for instance, by choking new tree growth. To keep plants from being choked, you often have to adjust ties as they grow. 1.4with object Prevent or suppress (the occurrence of something) higher rates of interest choke off investment demand Example sentencesExamples Likewise, there could a pressure on inflation if oil prices continue to spurt in the global market, which in turn would choke the growth prospects. Apart from choking growth in Germany, this increase had the unwelcome consequence of launching the euro at an inappropriately high level. The noxious weed of clericalism has choked the development of a people's church. The present growth of knowledge will choke itself off until we get different tools. Another commonly held belief among members of the analyst community is that high oil prices will choke off economic growth. This is the performance of an economy where business investment and growth have been choked by ever increasing regulation and where interest rates have had to be raised in response to a house price bubble. That, in turn, could mean still-higher interest rates, which could choke off growth. ‘This will no doubt become a factor choking the future development of the local real estate market,’ Hua said. The true oppressor which chokes our potential for growth is the ego. Nonetheless, more of us should know that approaching a problem systematically and logically is not a weed that chokes creativity. Though moderate income inequality may help sustain economic growth, drastic income inequality can choke it off. By raising prices at this crucial point, OPEC could be choking off the economic growth needed to keep demand robust. The Fed must be careful in raising interest rates for the very simple reason that by moving too quickly, it can choke off growth. Many existing small businesses were choked out by the kudzulike growth of the new economy. The question now is whether rising rates will cool down the hotter parts of the economy without choking off general growth. High taxes choke off growth, but so do high deficits. It is changing the lives and futures of more than 3,000 young New Zealanders, and filling the skills gaps that threaten to choke economic growth. Treasury is telling him that if the rate of increase in the public sector continues, it has the potential to choke off economic growth. It is literally choking our economic growth in this now $12 trillion economy. 1.5informal no object (in sports) fail to perform at a crucial point of a game or contest owing to a failure of nerve. we were the only team not to choke when it came to the crunch Example sentencesExamples For years, Olson presided over talented teams that were notorious for choking in big games. Federer got away in the end after Nadal choked, but the latter will be richer for the experience. When it came time for Phil to really coach and tame the egos of Shaq and Kobe, he choked. It's hard to say this, but just at the time we hoped you would shine under the bright lights of NBC, ESPN, and ABC, you choked. It is beyond doubt that Ganguly's boys have, more often than not, choked in the final, what with their famed batting line-up coming to nought when it comes to the crunch. Common wisdom had it that the table-topping Rhinos would once again choke on the big occasion. I couldn't root for the Giants there, but I was happy to see him shed his lingering reputation for postseason choking. If the champs choked in Pittsburgh, it would be the end of their 1912 championship bid. Mundy, however, had choked when the title was agonisingly close… on the 18th hole. What they must do now is shut out the voices accusing them of choking in this tournament and realise that the past month has demonstrated strength, not weakness. The Raiders and Eagles, the so-called favorites because of their top seedings, will choke. There was about ten minutes to go at Prenton and I went through one-on-one with the keeper and basically I choked. The best and worst matches, the finest players, the stars who choked… and the man who played without a putter. And Paul dismissed talk of the Rhinos being doomed to choke. The common thinking is Bonds will hit his 65th homer, watch in horror as the media arrive by the hundreds and choke and fall short of 70. When they choke, most athletes prefer that no one notices, that the world sees it as a defeat unbesmirched by an inner surrender. After the miss, someone asked Murphy if Price choked. In fact, he was at a speaking engagement once, and someone asked him about our games, and he said, ‘Joe's a good player, but he chokes.’ The Eagles are another team I predicted would choke, and they haven't thus far. 2often be choked withwith object Fill (a passage or space), especially so as to make movement difficult or impossible. the roads were choked with traffic Example sentencesExamples Go often to the house of a friend, for weeds choke the unused path. ‘Think of a shallow stream choked with plants, not of an open sea,’ he said. ‘The area is already choked with traffic but there is no solution to that in these plans,’ said Mr. Mayling. A sunken garden to the west of the house was choked with untrimmed plants, its sunken pool brown and stagnant. The town is choked with traffic daily and the situation on the Northern bank holiday weekend really put the tin hat on things. The mountains of litter choking the city confirm that not all is well with the local authority in as far as improving the status is concerned. The landscape is choked with impenetrable forests of enormous trees and dense, green foliage. Every green space is choked with discarded cans of Coors Light, wads of toilet paper, Frito-Lay bags. Weeds choked the ground, as a light snow began to fall. Roads into the village were choked with traffic heading for the ever-popular event, which lined The Borough from end to end. A factory worker's family spent a quiet evening at home, all dressed up, in a parlour choked with ornamental plants, under a great silk lampshade. The roads are choked with traffic, including enormous trucks transporting goods. Now small seedlings grew everywhere about the yard and weeds choked the gardens. Litter cluttered the landscape, and vegetation choked the trails. The town is choked with traffic and people cannot effectively run their businesses. Aquatic plants grow faster than anything else, and most types will soon choke your pool. The path had been so choked with weeds it was virtually impassable. The back room was choked with old carpets, old clothes, mould, mushrooms and unfamiliar smells. The town's roads are choked with traffic, leading to frequent jams during the busy tourist season. The banks were choked with willow and tamarisk, which I occasionally had to crawl under on my belly. Synonyms clog, clog up, bung up, block, obstruct, stop up, silt up, plug, dam up 3with object Overwhelm and make (someone) speechless with a strong and typically negative feeling or emotion. she was choked with angry emotion Example sentencesExamples I still get choked up listening to it and it's been, like, seven years. He gave a warm, wonderful eulogy for Aunt Jo and choked up enough a couple of times that he had to stop and gather himself. Two years after losing my best friend to leukemia, I could finally smile at all the memories, instead of choking up. We're getting all choked up just thinking about it. C'mon, I dare you to listen without choking up just a little. And you guys have been so generous I get choked up when I think about it. He was suddenly choked up with emotion and tears welled in his eyes. I couldn't call any more of them to say thanks, being a bit choked up. He showed emotion, choking up at times, stopping to take off his glasses and wipe his eyes. It's the only wedding I've been to (out of a medium-two-digit number) where the groom got choked up. When I returned to class I was so overwhelmed at their thoughtfulness I choked up for the first time in front of my students and couldn't speak. The show ended up being quite surreal, particularly when after My Coco, the crowd would not stop cheering, seemingly choking up the band and the few longtime fans in the audience. I'll admit I got a little choked up at the part in the end where he said, ‘I just want people to be happy.’ Franken choked up repeatedly as he related the stories involving his father, whom he obviously loved. His delivery was choppy, halting now and then, as if he were choking up, on the verge of tears. He was obviously choked up and didn't know what to do about it, being of that age when men didn't cry. Glick, who had four months left on his three-year hitch, choked up and sniffled when he read a statement asking for mercy. It was an overwhelming, mournful piece then when the city was still in shock; yesterday, I found myself choking up repeatedly and involuntarily as I walked around it. He choked up while describing a little boy who had been deceived by a charlatan faith healer. I find that I can field strip a deer without remorse yet I still get choked up when I watch ‘Bambi.’ 4Become or cause to become tearful or extremely upset. no object I just choked up reading it 5Suppress a strong emotion or the expression of such an emotion. Liz was choking back her anger Example sentencesExamples Cici's anger was choked back when she saw his eyes. I could hear him on the other line, choking back his tears. I closed my eyes, choking back the feeling of utter disgust. With a quick burst of theatrical grace she pushed past Kelley and ran back upstairs, choking back the ‘tears’. He swallows as if choking back some kind of retort, then forces a laugh. His voice sounded shaky, like he was choking back tears, but once he caught his bearings, he pressed his palm softly to my hair and bent to kiss my cheek. The answer is nothing, but even if there was something to say, it would not have been able to come out of my mouth because I was choking back tears. By the end, you are left, like the lady from Flint, choking back tears of pain and fury. I explained everything that happened while choking back the tears. I spit out the last bit of toothpaste in my mouth, choking back more tears. She frowned, choking back her spilling tears in disbelief. I was having trouble choking back the hysterical screams that wanted to arise from my throat, as well. Love wasn't supposed to be this hard, she thought, choking back a sob. After climbing down the ladder, I stood standing in the tunnel choking back my tears. Yacob bit his lip in mid-protest, effectively choking back whatever crass words he would have used. She hugged her knees to her chest, choking back her sobs. Violet rushed over, choking back a scream of instinctive terror. For the first time she had to choke back emotion, tears forming around her eyes. Check the link and you'll see a picture of the ol Sar'major choking back a couple tears. Daphne was choking back the urge to start sobbing uncontrollably. Synonyms suppress, hold back, fight back, bite back, gulp back, swallow, check, keep in check, restrain, contain, control, repress, smother, stifle, curb, bridle, rein in 6with object Enrich the fuel mixture in (a gasoline engine) by reducing the intake of air. nountʃoʊkCHōk 1A valve in the carburetor of a gasoline engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started. Example sentencesExamples TKS uses a redesigned carburetor with an automatic fuel enrichment system instead of a traditional choke. They are used in a wide variety of applications, including throttle cables, emergency brakes, chokes and air intakes. If the vehicle sees cold, hot, wet, and dry duty as well as on-track action, the carb should have a choke and vacuum secondaries. It can't be the choke, as it doesn't rev that high when it's out fully. A special wrench quickly screws the chokes in and out. 1.1 A knob that controls a choke valve in a gasoline engine. Example sentencesExamples They would opt to have their vehicles maintained and repaired, resulting in an increased demand for spare parts including tires, batteries, and chokes. I'd rather have a manual choke than an automatic choke, though. The motorist is advised to use the choke briefly only when absolutely necessary. Indeed, even if you drove an old Mini everywhere in first gear with the choke full out and the handbrake on, you barely saw the inside of a petrol station from one year to the next. Anyway, so I do other stuff, and then leave the house at the time I supposed to be there, after cursing the person who moved my car but stopped the engine with the choke out. 1.2 A narrowed part of a shotgun bore near the muzzle, serving to restrict the spread of the shot. Example sentencesExamples The tight choke should provide good shots out to 50 yards. Because hard steel shot lacks the easy flowing characteristics of lead shot through forcing cones and tight chokes, older guns could not handle it without some damage to their barrels. The idea was that the game would be further out for the second or third shot and a tighter choke would be advantageous. For most 12-gauges shooting lead shot, turkey chokes have IDs of.665 -.640. When you're buying a used shotgun or a shotgun without removable chokes, don't believe the choke designation on any barrel until it has been measured with a bore gauge. 1.3 An electrical inductor, especially an inductance coil used to smooth the variations of an alternating current or to alter its phase. Example sentencesExamples They are widely used in transformers for the electrical power industry and for transformers, chokes, and other components in the electronics industry. The HX1148 module features a centre-tapped inductor on the transmit channel for the most EMI-sensitive applications, while the HX1178 has both chokes on the media side. Mobile phones, computers, electronic chokes and a model helicopter are some of the things that will be dismantled and assembled for the children. 2An action or sound of a person or animal having or seeming to have difficulty in breathing. a little choke of laughter Example sentencesExamples Brianna suppressed a choke of laughter as the two boys stumbled into the room and hastily shut the door. The light shone over the man's features, and Connolly breathed a horrible choke. He laughed softly, the sound more like a choke than a pleasurable noise. Chelsea gave a choke of laughter, almost tripping in the process. But her tears were not escorted with chokes or quick breaths, like before. His breath was disconnected into sudden gasps and chokes. Phrasal Verbs choke up (in sports) grip (a bat, racket, etc.) further from the narrow end than is usual. he choked up on the bat a few inches Example sentencesExamples There's no choking up on the bat, there's no shortening of that swing. Roberts won't be choking up on the bat anymore, something he hopes will allow him to drive the ball with authority rather then slap it around the field. Baker sees Bonds as a rarity because he generates so much power despite choking up on the bat and standing so close to the plate. Origin Middle English: from Old English ācēocian (verb), from cēoce (see cheek). choke² nounCHōktʃoʊk The inedible mass of silky fibers at the center of a globe artichoke. Example sentencesExamples Beat the artichokes gently with your hand so that they open just enough for you to see if there is any choke. With a sharp silver teaspoon scrape out the choke, which would later have become the beautiful purple flower if left on the bush. Cut the artichokes in half and remove the hairy inner choke and any hard leaves, leaving only the tender base. Origin Late 17th century: probably a confusion of the ending of artichoke with choke. verb.1 phr.v. noun.1
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