choke : Idioms & Phrases

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automatic choke

  • noun a choke that automatically controls the flow of air to the carburetor
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choke back

  • verb suppress
    choke back; choke down.
    • He choked down his rage
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choke coil

  • noun a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
    choke coil; choke.
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choke damp

Choke" damp`
Definitions
  1. See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic.
Webster 1913

choke down

  • verb suppress
    choke back; choke down.
    • He choked down his rage
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choke hold

  • noun a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind
    chokehold.
    • he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled
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choke off

  • verb suppress
    choke back; choke down.
    • He choked down his rage
  • verb become or cause to become obstructed
    clog; congest; choke; foul; clog up; back up.
    • The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
    • The water pipe is backed up
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choke pear

Choke" pear`
Definitions
  1. A kind of pear that has a rough, astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the mucous membrane of the mouth.
  2. A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that can not be answered. Low S. Richardson.
Webster 1913

choke up

  • verb obstruct
    stuff; block; lug.
    • My nose is all stuffed
    • Her arteries are blocked
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choke-full

  • adjective satellite packed full to capacity
    chuck-full; cram full; chockful; chock-full; chockablock.
    • chowder chockablock with pieces of fish
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Choke"-full` adjective
Definitions
  1. Full to the brim; quite full; chock-full.
Webster 1913

choke-strap

Choke"-strap` noun
Definitions
  1. (Saddlery) A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
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choking coil

  • noun a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
    choke coil; choke.
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To choke off

  • to stop a person in the execution of a purpose; as, to choke off a speaker by uproar.
Webster 1913