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choking definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb choke 1 of 12 senses of choke Sense 8 clog, choke off clog up back up congest, choke, foul => gum up => crap up => stuff, lug, choke up block => silt up silt Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb choke 1 of 12 senses of choke Sense 8 clog, choke off clog up back up congest, choke, foul => gum up => crap up => stuff, lug, choke up block => silt up silt Entailment of verb choke Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb choke 12 senses of choke Sense 1 choke => breathe, take a breath, respire Sense 2 choke, gag, fret => compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press Sense 3 choke, scrag => compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press Sense 4 choke => compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press Sense 5 gag, choke, suffocate => suffer, hurt Sense 6 choke => fail neglect Sense 7 choke => bottle up suppress Sense 8 clog, choke off clog up back up congest, choke, foul => obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up Sense 9 suffocate, asphyxiate, choke => obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up Sense 10 kick the bucket, buy the farm, conk, drop dead, pop off choke, croak, snuff it => die, decease, perish, go exit pass away expire, pass Sense 11 choke, throttle => enrich Sense 12 gag, choke => sicken Familiarity of verb choke choke used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 12) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb choke Sense 1 choke => breathe, take a breath, respire -------------- Sense 2 choke, gag, fret => compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press -------------- Sense 3 choke, scrag => compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press -------------- Sense 4 choke => compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press -------------- Sense 5 gag, choke, suffocate => suffer, hurt -------------- Sense 6 choke => fail neglect -------------- Sense 7 choke => bottle up suppress -------------- Sense 8 clog, choke off clog up back up congest, choke, foul => obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up -------------- Sense 9 suffocate, asphyxiate, choke => obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up -------------- Sense 10 kick the bucket, buy the farm, conk, drop dead, pop off choke, croak, snuff it => die, decease, perish, go exit pass away expire, pass -------------- Sense 11 choke, throttle => enrich -------------- Sense 12 gag, choke => sicken -------------- Grep of noun choking choking choking coil Overview of noun choking The noun choking has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. choking -- (a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)) 2. choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling -- (the act of suffocating by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused") Overview of verb choke The verb choke has 12 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (8) choke -- (breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband") 2. (2) choke, gag, fret -- (be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat") 3. (1) choke, scrag -- (wring the neck of "The man choked his opponent") 4. (1) choke -- (constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing) 5. (1) gag, choke, suffocate -- (struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged") 6. choke -- (fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience") 7. choke -- (check or slow down the action or effect of "She choked her anger") 8. clog, choke off clog up back up congest, choke, foul -- (become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up") 9. suffocate, asphyxiate, choke -- (impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children") 10. kick the bucket, buy the farm, conk, drop dead, pop off choke, croak, snuff it -- (die (colloquial); "The old man finally kicked the bucket") 11. choke, throttle -- (reduce the air supply; of carburetors) 12. gag, choke -- (cause to retch or choke) Overview of adj choking The adj choking has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) choking, smothering, suffocating, suffocative -- (causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless") Antonyms of adj choking 1 sense of choking Sense 1 choking, smothering, suffocating, suffocative INDIRECT (VIA breathless) -> breathing, eupneic, eupnoeic Similarity of adj choking 1 sense of choking Sense 1 choking, smothering, suffocating, suffocative => breathless (vs. breathing), dyspneic, dyspnoeic, dyspneal, dyspnoeal Attributes of adj choking Familiarity of adj choking choking used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj choking choking Overview of noun choking The noun choking has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. choking -- (a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)) 2. choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling -- (the act of suffocating by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused") Overview of verb choke The verb choke has 12 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (8) choke -- (breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband") 2. (2) choke, gag, fret -- (be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat") 3. (1) choke, scrag -- (wring the neck of "The man choked his opponent") 4. (1) choke -- (constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing) 5. (1) gag, choke, suffocate -- (struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged") 6. choke -- (fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience") 7. choke -- (check or slow down the action or effect of "She choked her anger") 8. clog, choke off clog up back up congest, choke, foul -- (become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up") 9. suffocate, asphyxiate, choke -- (impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children") 10. kick the bucket, buy the farm, conk, drop dead, pop off choke, croak, snuff it -- (die (colloquial); "The old man finally kicked the bucket") 11. choke, throttle -- (reduce the air supply; of carburetors) 12. gag, choke -- (cause to retch or choke) Overview of adj choking The adj choking has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) choking, smothering, suffocating, suffocative -- (causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless")
choking definition
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