| Sounds | chow'k | |
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| Rhymes | artichoke ... yolk: 36 rhymes with owk... | |
| Meaning | A coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current. | |
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| Synonyms | choke coil, choking coil | |
| Part of | circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit | An electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow |
| Broader | coil | reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit |
| Spanish | obturador | |
| Catalan | estàrter | |
| Meaning | A valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | fuel system | equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine |
| Narrower | automatic choke | A choke that automatically controls the flow of air to the carburetor |
| Broader | valve | Control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid |
| Spanish | ahogador, estárter, starter | |
| Catalan | estàrter | |
| Verbs | choke | reduce the air supply |
| Meaning | breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband" | |
| Caused by | choke, strangle | constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing |
| Broader | breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire | Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs |
| Spanish | ahogarse, asfixiar, estrangular, sofocarse | |
| Catalan | asfixiar, estrangular, ofegar-se, sufocar-se | |
| Nouns | choking | a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) |
| Meaning | Be too tight; rub or press. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | gag, fret | |
| Broader | compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press | squeeze or press together |
| Spanish | asfixiar, estrangular | |
| Catalan | asfixiar, estrangular | |
| Nouns | choker | a high tight collar |
| choker | necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck | |
| Meaning | Wring the neck of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The man choked his opponent" | |
| Synonym | scrag | |
| Broader | compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press | squeeze or press together |
| Spanish | asfixiar, estrangular, torcer el pescuezo | |
| Catalan | asfixiar, escanyar, estrangular, ofegar, sufocar | |
| Nouns | choker | someone who kills by strangling |
| choking | the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe | |
| Meaning | constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | strangle | |
| Cause to | choke | breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion |
| Broader | compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press | squeeze or press together |
| Spanish | ahogar, asfixiar, estrangular, sofocar | |
| Catalan | asfixiar, escanyar, estrangular, ofegar, sufocar | |
| Nouns | choking | the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe |
| Meaning | struggle / struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s on something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | gag, strangle, suffocate | |
| Broader | suffer, hurt | Feel pain or be in pain |
| Spanish | ahogar, asfixiar, estrangular, sofocar | |
| Catalan | asfixiar, escanyar, estrangular, ofegar, sufocar | |
| Nouns | choking | a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) |
| Meaning | fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience" | |
| Broader | fail, neglect | fail to do something |
| Nouns | choker | an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation / agitation |
| Meaning | check or slow down the action or effect of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "She choked her anger" | |
| Broader | inhibit, bottle up, suppress | Control and refrain from showing |
| Spanish | tragarse | |
| Meaning | Become or cause to become obstructed. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, foul | |
| Narrower | crap up | Become obstructed or chocked up |
| gum up | stick together as if with gum | |
| silt up, silt | Become chocked with silt | |
| stuff, lug, choke up, block | obstruct | |
| Broader | obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up | Block passage through |
| Opposite | unclog | Become or cause to become unobstructed |
| Spanish | asfixiar, atascar, atorar, atrancar, congestionar, empantanar, obstruir | |
| Catalan | asfixiar, embussar-se, embussar, empantanar, empantanegar-se, encallar-se, encallar, enfangar, obstruir, tapar-se | |
| Meaning | impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate | |
| Broader | obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up | Block passage through |
| Spanish | asfixiar, estrangular, reprimir, sofocar | |
| Catalan | asfixiar, estrangular, reprimir, sufocar | |
| Nouns | choking | a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) |
| Meaning | Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | suffocate | |
| Broader | become, turn | Undergo a change or development |
| Similar to | suffocate, choke | Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination / imagination of |
| Meaning | Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination / imagination of. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | suffocate | |
| Broader | stifle, dampen | smother or suppress |
| Similar to | suffocate, choke | Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled |
| Meaning | Reduce the air supply. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "choke a carburetor" | |
| Synonym | throttle | |
| Broader | enrich | make better or improve in quality |
| Catalan | estrangular, ofegar-se, ofegar | |
| Nouns | choke | a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine |
| Meaning | Cause to retch or choke. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | gag | |
| Broader | sicken | make sick or ill |
| Spanish | asfixiar, estrangular | |
| Catalan | asfixiar, estrangular | |
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