Choke
verb
To not be able to breathe because of something in your throat.
He choked on a piece of bread
Often appears as...
- choke on food
- choke to death
verb
To stop something from happening or working.
The weeds are choking my plants
Often appears as...
- choke the flow
- choke the engine
verb
To fail to perform well because of pressure.
The team choked in the final game
Often appears as...
- choke under pressure
- choke in the finals
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A part of a machine that controls the flow of fluid.
Adjust the choke to start the engine
Often appears as...
- carburetor choke
- open the choke
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To grip (someone) tightly around the neck.
The assailant choked his victim
Often appears as...
- choke to unconsciousness
- choke someone with a rope
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To not be able to breathe because of something in your throat.
He choked on a piece of bread
Often appears as...
- choke on food
- choke to death
verb
To stop something from happening or working.
The weeds are choking my plants
Often appears as...
- choke the flow
- choke the engine
verb
To fail to perform well because of pressure.
The team choked in the final game
Often appears as...
- choke under pressure
- choke in the finals
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A part of a machine that controls the flow of fluid.
Adjust the choke to start the engine
Often appears as...
- carburetor choke
- open the choke
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To grip (someone) tightly around the neck.
The assailant choked his victim
Often appears as...
- choke to unconsciousness
- choke someone with a rope
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Accidental Blockage
Used when something unexpectedly gets stuck in the throat, causing difficulty in breathing.
She started to choke on a popcorn kernel.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Response
Often triggers coughing or gagging as a natural response to clear the airway.
He began to choke and cough violently.
Pro Tip 1/2Accidental Blockage
Used when something unexpectedly gets stuck in the throat, causing difficulty in breathing.
She started to choke on a popcorn kernel.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Response
Often triggers coughing or gagging as a natural response to clear the airway.
He began to choke and cough violently.
Pro Tip 1/2Accidental Blockage
Used when something unexpectedly gets stuck in the throat, causing difficulty in breathing.
She started to choke on a popcorn kernel.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Response
Often triggers coughing or gagging as a natural response to clear the airway.
He began to choke and cough violently.
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Video examples
Bizarre Alien Life Forms...
our mouths and that means we can choke on food that's a terrible design but it's an accident of evolution maybe aliens evolved a different thing maybe they don't need to breathe maybe they can get oxygen in some other way anything like that can go as long as it makes sense for the environment so life
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Why glass towers are bad...
and they are choking our cities and killing off public space. We tend to think of a facade as being like makeup, a decorative layer applied at the end to a building that's effectively complete. But just because a facade is superficial doesn't mean it's not also deep. Let me give you an example
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How to stay calm under...
a person fails right when it matters most. Choking is common in sports, where performance often occurs under intense pressure and depends on key moments. And yet, performance anxiety also haunts public speakers, contestants in spelling bees, and even world-famous musicians.
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Should “blackness”...
him with no he handed me a sack with the sack bail life so I reached in hoping for thousands and instead God might not believe money and tissue I was like what is this some kind of joke then a guy sprang up from the backseat and choked
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You aren't at the mercy...
that emotions are built and not built in. The idea that we are responsible for our own emotions seems very hard to swallow. But what I'm suggesting to you is you don't have to choke on that idea. You just take a deep breath,
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4 ways to make a city...
When in the 19th century people were choking from the soot of the dark, satanic mills, the planners said, hey, let's move the housing away from the mills. And lifespans increased immediately, dramatically, and we like to say
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The path to ending...
And it includes a federal ban on choke holds, it includes a national registry for officers who have engaged in misconduct. I also think that it's important at this moment to get,
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Children of U.S. Civil...
other fellow soldiers who helped him with his wound and according to reports i read later noticing my dad was choking on his own blood tried to alleviate that
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Cupcakes Gone Bad PIPE Do...
help but is it too late she slumps over her body goes limp now we're taking you back to the moments before Michelle passes out she's choking and on the
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Caiman vs Capybara vs...
given time some plants will choke these still waters of the Amazon water hyacinth is everywhere in the world's
Video examples
Bizarre Alien Life Forms...
our mouths and that means we can choke on food that's a terrible design but it's an accident of evolution maybe aliens evolved a different thing maybe they don't need to breathe maybe they can get oxygen in some other way anything like that can go as long as it makes sense for the environment so life
Video examples
Why glass towers are bad...
and they are choking our cities and killing off public space. We tend to think of a facade as being like makeup, a decorative layer applied at the end to a building that's effectively complete. But just because a facade is superficial doesn't mean it's not also deep. Let me give you an example
Video examples
How to stay calm under...
a person fails right when it matters most. Choking is common in sports, where performance often occurs under intense pressure and depends on key moments. And yet, performance anxiety also haunts public speakers, contestants in spelling bees, and even world-famous musicians.
Video examples
Should “blackness”...
him with no he handed me a sack with the sack bail life so I reached in hoping for thousands and instead God might not believe money and tissue I was like what is this some kind of joke then a guy sprang up from the backseat and choked
Video examples
You aren't at the mercy...
that emotions are built and not built in. The idea that we are responsible for our own emotions seems very hard to swallow. But what I'm suggesting to you is you don't have to choke on that idea. You just take a deep breath,
Video examples
4 ways to make a city...
When in the 19th century people were choking from the soot of the dark, satanic mills, the planners said, hey, let's move the housing away from the mills. And lifespans increased immediately, dramatically, and we like to say
Video examples
The path to ending...
And it includes a federal ban on choke holds, it includes a national registry for officers who have engaged in misconduct. I also think that it's important at this moment to get,
Video examples
Children of U.S. Civil...
other fellow soldiers who helped him with his wound and according to reports i read later noticing my dad was choking on his own blood tried to alleviate that
Video examples
Cupcakes Gone Bad PIPE Do...
help but is it too late she slumps over her body goes limp now we're taking you back to the moments before Michelle passes out she's choking and on the
Video examples
Caiman vs Capybara vs...
given time some plants will choke these still waters of the Amazon water hyacinth is everywhere in the world's
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Quote examples
Damian Lillard
American Athlete
I don't want him to hurt himself. I don't want him to choke on something. You're just so concerned for them, and it hurts you. It's so alarming, man. I feel it for the people around me, but it's deeper for my son. Only a parent would understand.
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Arthur Ashe
American Tennis Player
I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don't move and you can't take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
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Leo Tolstoy
Russian Novelist
I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back.
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Sam Mikulak
American Athlete
Learning how to compete is one of the most important things that an athlete can do. You can train as well as you possibly can and go compete and completely choke.
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Torii Hunter
American Athlete
I tell kids to have dreams, have goals, and believe in them because if you have any doubt, worry or fear, it will choke the life out of your dreams and goals.
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Monica Johnson
American Writer
You recognize the truth because sometimes it's hard to swallow, but if you hold it in your mouth, refusing to eat it, you are going to choke.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.
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Alistair Darling
British Politician
The global economy is spluttering back into life. The Tories would have left it to choke to death.
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Johnny Miller
American Athlete
Everybody has some part of their game that is easily influenced to choke.
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Paula Deen
American Chef
I'll keep peace at all cost, even if I choke to death on my tongue.
Quote examples
Damian Lillard
American Athlete
I don't want him to hurt himself. I don't want him to choke on something. You're just so concerned for them, and it hurts you. It's so alarming, man. I feel it for the people around me, but it's deeper for my son. Only a parent would understand.
Quote examples
Arthur Ashe
American Tennis Player
I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don't move and you can't take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
Quote examples
Leo Tolstoy
Russian Novelist
I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back.
Quote examples
Sam Mikulak
American Athlete
Learning how to compete is one of the most important things that an athlete can do. You can train as well as you possibly can and go compete and completely choke.
Quote examples
Torii Hunter
American Athlete
I tell kids to have dreams, have goals, and believe in them because if you have any doubt, worry or fear, it will choke the life out of your dreams and goals.
Quote examples
Monica Johnson
American Writer
You recognize the truth because sometimes it's hard to swallow, but if you hold it in your mouth, refusing to eat it, you are going to choke.
Quote examples
Maya Angelou
American Poet
My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.
Quote examples
Alistair Darling
British Politician
The global economy is spluttering back into life. The Tories would have left it to choke to death.
Quote examples
Johnny Miller
American Athlete
Everybody has some part of their game that is easily influenced to choke.
Quote examples
Paula Deen
American Chef
I'll keep peace at all cost, even if I choke to death on my tongue.
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