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Meanings of choke in English

Russian
дроссель
Catalan
estàrter
Spanish
choke
Wikidata

A coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current.

        дроссель
        Portuguese
        bater as botas
        Catalan
        expirar
        Spanish
        quedarse

        To cease to live.

          Related terms
          bater as botas
          Portuguese
          entupir
          Catalan
          empantanegar-se

          Become or cause to become obstructed.

            entupir
            Portuguese
            estrangular
            Catalan
            escanyar
            Spanish
            estrangular

            Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake.

                  estrangular
                  Usage of choke in English
                  1
                  Castaner announced new measures such as banning police use of the choke-hold.
                  The Irish Times
                  2
                  That's so long as the federal government continues to choke our economy.
                  Radio NZ
                  3
                  It was a long moment before I could choke out the words.
                  A fugitive truth: an emma fielding mystery
                  4
                  The current strategy for ending the rupee's free fall will choke growth.
                  Reuters
                  5
                  Poultices do sometimes choke swine; tulips reduce posterity; causes leather to resist.
                  Roughing It
                  6
                  The directive would also apply to other pipelines that alleviate choke points.
                  The Guardian
                  7
                  I've seen enough artsy-fart films the past three weeks to choke Renoir.
                  Funland
                  8
                  We are trying to choke all their resources, he said on Wednesday.
                  Reuters
                  9
                  They scorch and choke;-andunless it be so there is no repentance.
                  The Prime Minister
                  10
                  You can easily test the amount of choke in a 12-gauge gun.
                  Outdoor Sports and Games
                  11
                  It is all the unborn who sit around and choke the atmosphere.
                  Nelka / Mrs. Helen de Smirnoff Moukhanoff, 1878-1963, a Biograph...
                  12
                  Yes, they are strawberries; choke-pears and Seckels belong to the same species.
                  The Home Acre
                  13
                  The fellow swallowed something in his throat that seemed to choke him.
                  Beth Norvell: A Romance of the West
                  14
                  It arrives in clusters to choke competition, spreads at a staggering rate.
                  The Irish Times
                  15
                  I had to choke back my tears to continue with the interview.
                  Reuters
                  16
                  All these thorns enter in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
                  The Gospel of Mark for Readers