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Exact Match:

choke

a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine

a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"

constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"

be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"

wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"

check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"

fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"

Synonyms:

• OD,
• asphyxia,
• asphyxiate,
• asphyxiation,
• bake,
• bang,
• bar,
• barricade,
• batten,
• batten down,
• be in heat,
• be killed,
• bind,
• blaze,
• block,
• block up,
• blockade,
• bloom,
• blow out,
• boil,
• bolt,
• broil,
• bung,
• burke,
• burking,
• burn,
• button,
• button up,
• caulk,
• charge,
• chink,
• chock,
• choke off,
• choke up,
• choking,
• clap,
• clog,
• clog up,
• close,
• close off,
• close tight,
• close up,
• combust,
• congest,
• constipate,
• constrict,
• contain,
• contract,
• cook,
• cork,
• cover,
• cram,
• crowd,
• cut off,
• dam,
• dam up,
• damp,
• debar,
• deny,
• discourage,
• dissuade,
• dog,
• douse,
• drench,
• drown,
• drowning,
• dumbfound,
• extinguish,
• famish,
• fasten,
• fill,
• fill up,
• flame,
• flame up,
• flare,
• flare up,
• flicker,
• flush,
• fold,
• fold up,
• foul,
• frustrate,
• fry,
• gag,
• garotte,
• garrote,
• garrotte,
• gasp,
• glow,
• glut,
• gluttonize,
• gorge,
• heap,
• hush,
• hush-hush,
• incandesce,
• jam,
• jam-pack,
• key,
• killing,
• latch,
• liver death,
• load,
• lock,
• lock out,
• lock up,
• megadeath,
• muffle,
• muzzle,
• obstipate,
• obstruct,
• obviate,
• occlude,
• out,
• overburden,
• overcharge,
• overfeed,
• overfill,
• overlade,
• overload,
• overstuff,
• overweight,
• pack,
• padlock,
• pant,
• parch,
• pile,
• plug,
• plug up,
• plumb,
• prohibit,
• put down,
• put out,
• put to silence,
• quash,
• quell,
• quench,
• quiet,
• quieten,
• radiate heat,
• repress,
• restrain,
• roast,
• satiate,
• saturate,
• scald,
• scorch,
• seal,
• seal off,
• seal up,
• secure,
• seethe,
• serum death,
• shimmer with heat,
• shush,
• shut,
• shut down on,
• shut off,
• shut out,
• shut the door,
• shut tight,
• shut up,
• silence,
• simmer,
• slack,
• slam,
• smolder,
• smother,
• smotheration,
• smothering,
• snap,
• snuff,
• snuff out,
• soak,
• soft-pedal,
• spark,
• spile,
• squash,
• squeeze,
• squeeze shut,
• squelch,
• stamp out,
• stanch,
• starvation,
• starve,
• stay,
• steam,
• stench,
• stew,
• stifle,
• stifling,
• still,
• stop,
• stop the breath,
• stop up,
• stopper,
• stopple,
• strangle,
• strangling,
• strangulate,
• strangulation,
• strike dumb,
• stuff,
• stuff up,
• suffocate,
• suffocation,
• supercharge,
• supersaturate,
• suppress,
• surcharge,
• surfeit,
• sweat,
• swelter,
• throttle,
• throttling,
• toast,
• trample out,
• trample underfoot,
• violent death,
• watery grave,
• zip up,
• zipper