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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
Synonyms
Examples for "gag"
Examples for "gag"
1
The injunction was never intended to gag parliament or attack free speech.
The Guardian
2
Google loves to unveil a good gag product on April Fool's Day.
Wired
3
Sir, -Years ago the late Paddy Crosbie had a relevant gag.
The Irish Times
4
At some point the judge puts us all under a gag order.
Before you know kindness
5
Greatest gag in the country today is to send him live rabbits.
The new yorker
1
We fret over which areas will get flooded as sea levels rise.
Wired
2
Unfortunately, for now, there is far more to fret about than celebrate.
Reuters
3
The lily may grow; the man must fret and toil and spin.
Natural Law in the Spiritual World
4
We fret about mass extinction, but not enough to change our habits.
The Guardian
5
Don't fret, because no qualifications are necessary to trade as an accountant.
The Irish Times
1
The US should also work with the EU to strangle Syria's economy.
The Guardian
2
The tumult soon abates; and the murderess prepares to strangle her capture.
More Hunting Wasps
3
Police believe the killer used his fists and hands to strangle her.
News.com.au
4
And yesterday they set about working to strangle our renewed revolutionary vigour.
The Guardian
5
It said video footage showed Muñoz used a sweater to strangle himself.
The Guardian
1
I think the designers of this tower wanted to suffocate their prisoners.
Servant of a dark god
2
They're going to suffocate if they can't lower their arms soon anyway.
Takeover
3
Her excessive maternal concern for Anna had sometimes threatened to suffocate her.
The ice princess
4
Yet there was only so long they could suffocate England's attacking talents.
The Guardian
5
In fact, being around so many people was beginning to suffocate her.
Hide and Seek
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