to choke
71choke — 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… …
72choke — 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… …
73choke — 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… …
74Choke point — In military strategy, a choke point (or chokepoint) is a geographical feature on land such as a valley, defile or a bridge, or at sea such as a strait which an armed force is forced to pass, sometimes on a substantially narrower front, and… …
75choke off — verb 1. suppress (Freq. 2) He choked down his rage • Syn: ↑choke down, ↑choke back • Hypernyms: ↑suppress, ↑stamp down, ↑inhibit, ↑ …
76Choke valve — A Choke valve is a type of valve designed to create choked flow in a fluid. Over a wide range of valve settings the flow through the valve can be understood by ignoring the viscosity of the fluid passing through the valve; the rate of flow is… …
77choke — 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… …
78choke — 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 …
79choke back — verb suppress He choked down his rage • Syn: ↑choke off, ↑choke down • Hypernyms: ↑suppress, ↑stamp down, ↑inhibit, ↑subdue, ↑conquer, ↑ …
80Choke — 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… …
