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choke
What does choke mean?
choke (verb): 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).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use choke in a sentence?
- Ever since he choked on a bone, he has refused to eat fish. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce choke?
/tʃoʊk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does choke come from?
From Middle English choken (also cheken), from earlier acheken.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to choke
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “choke” mean?
to gain or obtain (a desired objective, result, etc.) through effort or skill; to succeed in attaining (an objective, result, etc.); to win
Not quite: that's what achieve means.
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)
Right! That's what “choke” means.
to become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment
Not quite: that's what blush means.
to heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent
Not quite: that's what accumulate means.
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