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, especially when one appears to be clearly 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 hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.
8.VerbTo be checked or stopped, as if by choking
9.VerbTo check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.
10.VerbTo have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.
11.VerbTo give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.
12.VerbTo say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).
13.VerbTo use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine.
14.VerbTo reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1).
15.VerbTo make or install a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
16.NounA control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
17.NounIn wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
18.NounA constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.
19.NounA partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.
20.NounA choking coil.
21.NounA major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.
22.NounThe mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke.