choke

[US]/tʃəʊk/
[UK]/tʃoʊk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. block or clog (causing) suffocation.

Phrases & Collocations

choking hazard

choking on food

choke point

choke off

choke coil

choke up

choke down

Example Sentences

a little choke of laughter.

the bracken will choke the wild gladiolus.

Willie choked on a mouthful of tea.

she was choked with angry emotion.

the tunnel is a choke point at rush hour.

The smoke almost choked me.

The pipe was choked by cotton.

a garden that was choked by weeds.

Mud choked the drainpipe.

He choked with anger.

The drain was choked up with dirt.

the roads were choked with traffic.

we were the only team not to choke when it came to the crunch.

I attempted to choke down supper. .

The smoke from the stove almost choked me.

The madman choked his own child to death.

The chimney is almost choked up with soot.

The sewage pipes were choked with rubbish.

choked back his tears.

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