choke
definition: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
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definition: a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
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speech part: noun
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choke coil
choking coil
definition: to breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
example: I choked with emotion when I spoke about my deceased friend.
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definition: to cause to retch or choke
example: The smoke in the room choked me.
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gag
definition: to struggle for breath
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speech part: verb
definition: to constrict someone's throat and keep from breathing
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strangle
definition: to reduce the air supply
example: choke a carburetor
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throttle
definition: to pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
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speech part: verb
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go
exit
pass
die
conk
croak
decease
expire
perish
kick the bucket
cash in one's chips
buy the farm
give-up the ghost
drop dead
pop off
snuff it
pass away
definition: to suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
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speech part: verb
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suffocate
definition: to become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
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suffocate
definition: to impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
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stifle
definition: to become or cause to become obstructed
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clog
definition: to be too tight
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definition: to wring the neck of
example: I choked opponent out in my last match.
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scrag
definition: to check or slow down the action or effect of
example: They choked their anger.
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definition: to fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
example: The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience.
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