choke

1. A coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current (synset 103028201)
   is a type of: coil - reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
   is a part of: circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
   same as: choke coil, choking coil
2. A valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine (synset 103028016)
   is a type of: valve - control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
   subtypes: automatic choke - a choke that automatically controls the flow of air to the carburetor
   is a part of: fuel system - equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine

1. Breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion (synset 200002724)
   "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
   is a type of: breathe, respire, suspire, take a breath - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
2. Be too tight;
   Rub or press (synset 201573390)
   "This neckband is choking the cat"
   is a type of: compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze - squeeze or press together
   same as: fret, gag
3. Wring the neck of (synset 201573572)
   "The man choked his opponent"
   is a type of: compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze - squeeze or press together
   same as: scrag
4. Constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing (synset 200077703)
   causes: choke - breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
   is a type of: compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze - squeeze or press together
   same as: strangle
5. Struggle for breath;
   Have insufficient oxygen intake (synset 200077451)
   "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
   is a type of: hurt, suffer - feel pain or be in pain
   same as: gag, strangle, suffocate
6. Fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation (synset 202535335)
   "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"
   is a type of: fail, neglect - fail to do something; leave something undone
7. Check or slow down the action or effect of (synset 202428846)
   "She choked her anger"
   is a type of: bottle up, inhibit, suppress - consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
8. Become or cause to become obstructed (synset 201481233)
   "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
   is a type of: block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude - block passage through
   subtypes:

   • gum up - stick together as if with gum
   • crap up - become obstructed or chocked up
   • block, choke up, lug, stuff - obstruct
   • silt, silt up - become chocked with silt
   same as: back up, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul
9. Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of (synset 201478810)
   "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
   is a type of: block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude - block passage through
   same as: asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate
10. Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled (synset 200391905)
    "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
    is a type of: become, turn - undergo a change or development
    same as: suffocate
    verb group: choke, suffocate - suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
11. Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of (synset 200391723)
    "His job suffocated him"
    is a type of: dampen, stifle - suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
    same as: suffocate
    verb group: choke, suffocate - become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
12. Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life (synset 200359085)
    "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"
    is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
    subtypes:

    • abort - cease development, die, and be aborted
    • asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
    • buy it, pip out - be killed or die
    • drown - die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
    • predecease - die before; die earlier than
    • famish, starve - die of food deprivation
    • fall - die, as in battle or in a hunt
    • succumb, yield - be fatally overwhelmed
    same as: buy the farm, cash in one's chips, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it
    verb group:

    • break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad - stop operating or functioning
    • die - suffer or face the pain of death
13. Reduce the air supply (synset 200173172)
    "choke a carburetor"
    is a type of: enrich - make better or improve in quality
    same as: throttle
14. Cause to retch or choke (synset 200077359)
    is a type of: sicken - make sick or ill
    same as: gag

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