choke

  • 31choke — [[t]tʃoʊk[/t]] v. choked, chok•ing, n. 1) to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle 2) to stop by or as if by strangling or stifling: The sudden wind choked his words[/ex] 3) to stop by filling; obstruct;… …

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  • 32choke — [c]/tʃoʊk / (say chohk) verb (choked, choking) –verb (t) 1. to stop the breath of, by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle; suffocate. 2. to stop, as the breath or utterance, by or as by strangling or stifling. 3. to check or… …

  • 33choke — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. hinder or impede the breathing of (a person or animal) esp. by constricting the windpipe or (of gas, smoke, etc.) by being unbreathable. 2 intr. suffer a hindrance or stoppage of breath. 3 tr. & intr. make or become speechless …

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  • 34choke up — verb obstruct My nose is all stuffed Her arteries are blocked • Syn: ↑stuff, ↑lug, ↑block • Ant: ↑unstuff (for: ↑stuff …

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  • 35Choke — Das Wort Choke kommt aus dem Englischen vom Verb „to choke“ und bedeutet würgen oder drosseln. Der „Choke“ in der Motorentechnik ist eine Klappe/Drossel am Ansaugstutzen des Vergasers, welche benutzt wird, um beim Kaltstart ein fetteres Gemisch… …

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  • 36choke — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Choke is used before these nouns: ↑collar, ↑point {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ almost, nearly VERB + CHOKE ▪ make sb …

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  • 37choke — [tʃəʊk] verb I 1) [I/T] if you choke, or if something chokes you, you cannot breathe because there is not enough air, or because something is blocking your throat Joe took a bite of the steak and started to choke.[/ex] Ruth almost choked on a… …

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  • 38Choke — En electrónica, una bobina de choke (del inglés to choke, obstruir; en la literatura aparece a veces castellanizado como choque ) es un inductor diseñado para tener una reactancia muy grande a una frecuencia o rango de frecuencias determinadas.… …

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  • 39choke — ar·ti·choke; choke; un·choke; sun·choke; …

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  • 40choke — [14] Etymologically, to choke is to cut off air by constricting the ‘cheeks’, for it is a derivative of cēoce, the Old English word for ‘cheek’. There is actually such a verb recorded, just once, from Old English: the compound ācēocian, with the… …

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