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noun : CHOKE
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current ;
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2. (
) a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine ;
verb : CHOKE
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband" ;
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4. (
) constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing ;
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5. (
) struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" ;
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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" ;
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7. (
) check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger" ;
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9. (
) impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" ;
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10. (
) become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating;
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11. (
) suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him" ;
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12. (
- die ,
- decease ,
- perish ,
- go ,
- exit ,
- pass_away ,
- expire ,
- pass ,
- kick_the_bucket ,
- cash_in_one's_chips ,
- buy_the_farm ,
- conk ,
- give-up_the_ghost ,
- drop_dead ,
- pop_off ,
- choke ,
- croak ,
- snuff_it
) 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" ;
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