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Translations:

choke
→ a (se) sufoca; a (se) îneca
choke
→ a astupa
choke
→ șoc

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 2

  1. a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

    Synonymschoke coilchoking coil

  2. a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine

VERB 14

  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 choking the cat”
    Synonymsgagfret

  3. wring the neck of

    • “The man choked his opponent”
    Synonymsscrag
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  1. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

    Synonymsstrangle

  2. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

    • “he swallowed a fishbone and gagged”
    Synonymsgagstranglesuffocate

  3. fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation

    • “The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience”

  4. check or slow down the action or effect of

    • “She choked her anger”

  5. become or cause to become obstructed

    • “The leaves clog our drains in the Fall”
    • “The water pipe is backed up”
    Synonymsclogchoke offclog upback upcongestfoul

  6. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

    • “The foul air was slowly suffocating the children”
    Synonymssuffocatestifleasphyxiate

  7. become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

    • “He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village”
    Synonymssuffocate

  8. suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

    • “His job suffocated him”
    Synonymssuffocate

  9. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

    • “She died from cancer”
    • “The children perished in the fire”
    • “The patient went peacefully”
    • “The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102”
    Synonymsdiedeceaseperishgoexitpass awayexpirepasskick the bucketcash in one's chipsbuy the farmconkgive-up the ghostdrop deadpop offcroaksnuff it

  10. reduce the air supply

    • “choke a carburetor”
    Synonymsthrottle

  11. cause to retch or choke

    Synonymsgag