How to pronounce“choke”in English
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Definitions of “choke”
To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
“Ever since he choked on a bone, he has refused to eat fish.”
To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
“The collar of this shirt is too tight; it’s choking me.”
A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
“Bond leapt for the Bentley, blessing the impulse which had made him drive it over after dinner. With the choke full out, the engine answered at once to the starter and the roar drowned the faltering words of the commissionaire who jumped aside as the rear wheels whipped gravel at his piped trouser-legs.”
In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
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