to choke
101choke — [tʃəʊk] verb I 1) [I/T] if you choke, or if something chokes you, you cannot breathe because there is not enough air, or because something is blocking your throat Joe took a bite of the steak and started to choke.[/ex] Ruth almost choked on a… …
102choke hold — noun a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled • Syn: ↑chokehold • Hypernyms: ↑clasp, ↑clench …
103choke-full — adjective packed full to capacity chowder chockablock with pieces of fish • Syn: ↑chockablock, ↑chock full, ↑chockful, ↑chuck full, ↑cram full • Similar to: ↑full * * * …
104Choke (sports) — In sports, a choke is the failure of an athlete or an athletic team to win a game or tournament when the player or team had been strongly favored to win or had squandered a large lead in the late stages of the event. Someone who chokes may be… …
105Choke Suplex — Suplex Un suplex est un mouvement au catch et à la lutte. En français, suplex veut dire « souplesse ». C est une des prises les plus utilisées au catch. Un suplex consiste à projeter l adversaire à terre sur le dos, le cou ou les… …
106Choke — En electrónica, una bobina de choke (del inglés to choke, obstruir; en la literatura aparece a veces castellanizado como choque ) es un inductor diseñado para tener una reactancia muy grande a una frecuencia o rango de frecuencias determinadas.… …
107Choke pear (torture) — The Pear of Anguish. Torture museum in Lubuska Land Museum in Zielona Góra, Poland. The choke pear (or pear of anguish) is the modern name for a type of instrument displayed in some museums, consisting of a metal body (usually pear shaped)… …
108Choke (danse) — Le choke (ou choque, ou encore baile del choke) est une danse sud américaine née dans les banlieues de Buenaventura (Valle del Cauca), et proche du perreo dont elle est issue. Elle est pratiquée sur de la musique reggaeton et consiste à balancer… …
109choke — ar·ti·choke; choke; un·choke; sun·choke; …
110choke off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms choke off : present tense I/you/we/they choke off he/she/it chokes off present participle choking off past tense choked off past participle choked off choke off something same as choke I, 5) …
