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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Choke \Choke\, v. i. 1. To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the throat, caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe; to be strangled. 2. To be checked, as if by choking; to stick. The words choked in his throat. --Sir W. Scott. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Choke \Choke\, n. 1. A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of strangulation. 2. (Gun.) a The tied end of a cartridge. b A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Choke \Choke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Choked}; p. pr & vb n. {Choking}.] [OE. cheken, choken; cf AS [=a]ceocian to suffocate, Icel. koka to gulp, E. chincough cough.] 1. To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle. With eager feeding food doth choke the feeder. --Shak. 2. To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up --Addison. 3. To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to stifle. Oats and darnel choke the rising corn. --Dryden. 4. To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling. ``I was choked at this word.'' --Swift. 5. To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun. {To choke off}, to stop a person in the execution of a purpose; as to choke off a speaker by uproar. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: choke n 1: a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current [syn: {choke coil}, {choking coil}] 2: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine v 1: breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband" 2: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is chocking the cat" [syn: {gag}, {fret}] 3: wring the neck of "The man choked his opponent" [syn: {scrag}] 4: constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing 5: struggle for breath [syn: {gag}, {suffocate}] 6: check or slow down the action or effect of "She choked her anger" 7: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn: {clog}, {choke off}, {clog up}, {back up}, {congest}, {foul}] [ant: {unclog}] 8: die (colloquial); "The old man finally kicked the bucket" [syn: {kick the bucket}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {drop dead}, {pop off}, {croak}, {snuff it}, {die suddenly}, {die unexpectedly}] 9: reduce the air supply; of carburetors [syn: {throttle}] 10: kill by constricting the throat and preventing from breathing; "Othello suffocated Desdemona with a pillow" [syn: {suffocate}] 11: cause to retch or choke [syn: {gag}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: choke v. 1. [common] To reject input, often ungracefully. "NULs make System V's `lpr(1)' choke." "I tried building an {EMACS} binary to use {X}, but `cpp(1)' choked on all those `#define's." See {barf}, {gag}, {vi}. 2. [MIT] More generally, to fail at any endeavor, but with some flair or bravado; the popular definition is "to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory." From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: choke 1. To reject input, often ungracefully. "NULs make System V's "lpr(1)" choke." "I tried building an {Emacs} binary to use {X}, but "cpp(1)" choked on all those "#define"s." See {barf}, {gag}. 2. [MIT] More generally, to fail at any endeavor, but with some flair or bravado; the popular definition is "to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory." [{Jargon File}]
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