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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; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband" constrict (someone''s) throat and keep from breathing reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor" be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent" check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger" fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience" cause to retch or choke struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him" become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village" impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket" |
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