Meaning & Definition of Choke in English

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

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

1. Breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion

• "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"

2. Be too tight

• Rub or press

• "This neckband is choking the cat"

3. Wring the neck of

• "The man choked his opponent"

4. Constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

5. Struggle for breath

• Have insufficient oxygen intake

• "He swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

6. Fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation

• "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"

7. Check or slow down the action or effect of

• "She choked her anger"

8. Become or cause to become obstructed

• "The leaves clog our drains in the fall"

• "The water pipe is backed up"

9. Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

• "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

10. Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

• "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"

11. Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

• "His job suffocated him"

12. Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

• "She died from cancer"

• "The children perished in the fire"

• "The patient went peacefully"

• "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

13. Reduce the air supply

• "Choke a carburetor"

14. Cause to retch or choke