Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. to fill something such as a road or pipe, so that nothing can pass through: At lunchtime the streets were choked with traffic. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. choke verb (FAIL)

  2. The meaning of CHOKE is to check or block normal breathing of by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air. How to use choke in a sentence.

  3. Choke definition: to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle.. See examples of CHOKE used in a sentence.

  4. A choke is a coil of low resistance and high inductance that is used in electrical circuits to pass low frequency or direct currents while stopping the higher frequency alternating currents.

  5. When you choke, you are suddenly unable to breathe, often because something is stuck in your throat. Your dad's rude joke might make you gasp and choke on your grilled cheese sandwich. You might choke in a smoky room, or choke on a grape that's lodged halfway down your throat.

  6. to fill something such as a road or pipe so that nothing can pass through: [ often passive ] The roads were choked with traffic. Phrasal verbs. choke sth back. choke (sb) up. noun [ C ] uk / tʃəʊk / us. a piece of equipment that controls the amount of air going into a car engine.

  7. choke. [intransitive, transitive] to be unable to breathe because the passage to your lungs is blocked or you cannot get enough air; to make somebody unable to breathe. She almost choked to death in the thick fumes. choke on something He was choking on a piece of toast. choke somebody Very small toys can choke a baby.

  1. People also search for