Choke
21choke — choke1 [ tʃouk ] verb * ▸ 1 not be able to breathe ▸ 2 squeeze someone s neck ▸ 3 fill so moving is hard ▸ 4 speak with difficulty ▸ 5 lose confidence and fail ▸ 6 stop growth ▸ 7 stop development ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive if… …
22choke — I UK [tʃəʊk] / US [tʃoʊk] verb Word forms choke : present tense I/you/we/they choke he/she/it chokes present participle choking past tense choked past participle choked * 1) [intransitive/transitive] if you choke, or if something chokes you, you… …
23choke — choke1 [tʃəuk US tʃouk] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: achoke to choke (11 14 centuries), from Old English aceocian] 1.) to be unable to breathe properly because something is in your throat or there is not enough air choke on ▪ He choked on a piece… …
24choke — I n. (on a car) 1) to pull out; push in the choke 2) an automatic; manual choke II v. 1) (D; intr.) to choke on (to choke on a bone) 2) (d; intr.) to choke with (to choke with emotion) 3) (misc.) to choke to death * * * [tʃəʊk] manual choke push… …
25choke — 1 verb 1 STOP BREATHING (I, T) to prevent someone from breathing, or to be prevented from breathing, because your throat is blocked or because there is not enough air: The fumes were choking me. (+ on): He choked to death on a fish bone. 2 INJURE …
26Choke — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Choke peut désigner : Choke, un roman de Chuck Palahniuk ; Choke (2001) un thriller psychologique écrit et dirigé par John Sjogren avec Dennis… …
27Choke — Starterklappe * * * Choke 〈[tʃoʊk] m. 6; Kfz〉 Luftklappe am Vergaser, die beim Start bei tiefen Temperaturen geschlossen wird, um ein zündfreudigeres Gemisch einzustellen [engl., „Klappe, Ventil“; zu choke „drosseln; sperren, hemmen“] * * * Choke …
28choke — 01. A customer started to [choke] on a piece of steak in the restaurant, but luckily someone knew what to do, and was able to help him. 02. Don t eat so quickly or you ll [choke]. 03. This toy is not recommended for little children, as there are… …
29choke — chokeable, adj. /chohk/, v., choked, choking, n. v.t. 1. to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle. 2. to stop by or as if by strangling or stifling: The sudden wind choked his words. 3. to stop by filling;… …
30choke — [[t]tʃo͟ʊk[/t]] chokes, choking, choked 1) V ERG When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs. The coffee was almost too hot to swallow and made him choke for a moment... [V on n] A… …
