| Choke (choke) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Choke |
[imp. *** p.
p. Choked (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Choking.] [OE. cheken, choken] cf. AS.
 ceocian to suffocate, Icel. koka to gulp, E.
chincough, c |
To
render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing
the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle.
To obstruct by filling up or clogging
any passage; to block up.
To hinder or check, as growth,
expansion, progress, etc.; to stifle.
To affect with a sense of
strangulation by passion or strong feeling.
To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or
in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
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To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the throat,
caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe; to be
strangled.
To be checked, as if by choking; to
stick.
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A
stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of
strangulation.
The
tied end of a cartridge.
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