CHOKE — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
choke
A valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine.
A coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current.
Breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion.
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- She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband.
Cause to retch or choke.
Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake.
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- He swallowed a fishbone and gagged.
Constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing.
Reduce the air supply.
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- Choke a carburetor.
Die.
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- The old man finally kicked the bucket.
Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of.
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- His job suffocated him.
Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled.
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- He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village.
Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of.
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- The foul air was slowly suffocating the children.
Become or cause to become obstructed.
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- The leaves clog our drains in the Fall.
- The water pipe is backed up.
Be too tight; rub or press.
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- This neckband is choking the cat.
Wring the neck of.
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- The man choked his opponent.
Check or slow down the action or effect of.
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- She choked her anger.
Fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation.
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- The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience.
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