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To struggle for air or breath, typically due to an obstruction of one's windpipe
“If you choke after swallowing, you or your helper should try to remove any food visible in your mouth.”
To suffocate someone, typically through strangulation or asphyxiation
“Marcela looked like she was going to choke him with his own legs.”
To block or clog up a space or opening
“A small rootlet can grow into a mass of roots that entirely choke the pipes.”
To cry or become teary with emotion
“I choke with tears that well up from my little heart.”
To refrain from openly expressing or displaying
To fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something
To stop, hinder or impede the flow or progress of
To reduce in size, especially through the application of pressure
To make a husky, squawking noise
To overwhelm or inundate with people, animals or things
To extinguish a flame or fire
To prevent from being heard or noticed
To retch or (nearly) vomit from feeling nauseous
To stop talking, to shut up
To consume food hungrily or in a gluttonous manner
To inundate or submerge, especially in water
To overwhelm with emotion
To perform a task incompetently
To spread or pervade throughout
To force (something) into or through a restricted space
To obligate to do something
To subdue or hurt physically or violently
Plural for an electric coil of small resistance and large inductance
Plural for a convulsive catching of breath
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