Definitions
1.verbTo be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict)."Ever since he choked on a bone, he has refused to eat fish."
2.verbTo prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe."The collar of this shirt is too tight; it’s choking me."
3.verbTo obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it."to choke a cave passage with boulders and mud"
4.verbTo hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).
5.verbTo perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning."He has a lot of talent, but he tends to choke under pressure."
6.verbTo move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
7.verbTo be checked or stopped, as if by choking
8.verbTo check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.
9.verbTo have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.
10.verbTo give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.
11.verbTo say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).
12.verbTo use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine.
13.verb(of a duct) To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1).
14.verbTo make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
15.adjectiveHaving been unable to breathe due to airway obstruction (choking) or strangulation, but usually to the point of pain and discomfort without death.
16.adjectiveBlocked or obstructed by thick material, often plant growth.