| choke | a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine |
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| choke | a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current |
| choke | breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion |
| choke | cause to retch or choke |
| choke | struggle for breath |
| choke | constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing |
| choke | reduce the air supply |
| choke | die (colloquial) |
| choke | suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of |
| choke | become stultified, suppressed, or stifled |
| choke | impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of |
| choke | become or cause to become obstructed |