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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
Synonyms
Examples for "choke coil"
Examples for "choke coil"
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PREVENTION, KICK-BACK.- Achokecoil placed in the power circuit to prevent the high frequency currents from getting into the transformer and breaking down the insulation.
The Radio Amateur's Hand Book / A Complete, Authentic and Inform...
1
The tuning coil is simply a variable choking coil, made of No.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
2
Bakune waved the choking coils of smoke from his face.
Stonewielder
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