choked

Definition of choked in English English dictionary: {s} strangled, unable to breathe; blocked, obstructed; totally full; stopped up; clogged up; "clogged pipes"; "clogged up freeways"; "streets choked with traffic; stopped up; clogged up; "clogged pipes"; "clogged up freeways"; "streets choked with traffic"; If you say something in a choked voice or if your voice is choked with emotion, your voice does not have its full sound, because you are upset or frightened. `Why did Ben do that?' she asked, in a choked voice One young conscript rose with a message of thanks, his voice choked with emotion. very upset; past of choke
choked the chicken: Simple past tense and past participle of choke the chicken
choked on his food: was unable to breathe because food was stuck in his throat
choked voice: low voice, voice which is difficult to hear because it is soft and uneven
choked with tears: overcome with sadness, crying so hard that one can hardly talk or breathe
choke: To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning
choke: A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold
choke: A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage
choke: To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe, for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way
choke: To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool
choke: A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot
choke: Of a cave passage, to be partly or completely blocked by boulders, mud etc
choke: {v} to stop the windpipe, block up, hinder, overpower
choke: To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc
choke: To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe
choke: {i} act of choking; throttle (in a car)
choke: The tied end of a cartridge
choke: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"
choke: become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
choke: A sling is threaded by passing one end through the opposite end and then pulled tight Also known in the US as a strangle Submitted by Piers from London, UK
choke: A move blocking the carotid artery in the neck, restricting the passage of blood to the brain Failing to "tap" can put the victim into a temporary state of unconsciousness
choke: To choke someone means to squeeze their neck until they are dead. The men pushed him into the entrance of a nearby building where they choked him with his tie. = strangle
choke: a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
choke: The opposite of “spread” in platemaking When two colours butt up against one another, the darker colour area “chokes” the lighter colour, which is enlarged
choke: fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"
choke: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
choke: To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle
choke: A type of orifice installed at the surface on the tubing string to adjust and control the amount of oil or gas flowing from a well It is customary to refer to the production of a well as so many barrels or thousands of cubic feet through a 1/4-inch or 1/2-inch choke, or whatever the size of the opening The flowing pressure exerted by the well's production give an indication of the strength of the well, and is helpful in determining whether a well is commercial
choke: cause to retch or choke
choke: to stifle
choke: When a publication is printed with several interacting spot colors, gaps or color shifts may appear between objects Choking closes this gap by overlapping a dark color over the boundary of a light color
choke: When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs. The coffee was almost too hot to swallow and made him choke for a moment A small child could choke on the doll's hair Dense smoke swirled and billowed, its rank fumes choking her The girl choked to death after breathing in smoke Within minutes the hall was full of choking smoke
choke: to cut down the air supply to the carburetor: also a part on the carburetor that cuts down the air supply
choke: To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up
choke: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
choke: The device that regulates the amount of air allowed to enter the carburetor When closed, it enriches the fuel/air mixture and enables the car to start and run more easily when cold Automatic chokes have a thermostatic coil or thermostatic spring that activates a butterfly valve at the top of the carburetor barrel Older cars have manually operated chokes
choke: wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"
choke: Device used to start cold vans; blockage of boulders or mud in a cave Alternatively a passive verb, as in "the cave is choked with yellow vans"
choke: An orifice installed in a pipeline at the well surface to control the rate of flow
choke: (Otomotiv) The device that regulates the amount of air allowed to enter the carburetor. When closed, it enriches the fuel/air mixture and enables the car to start and run more easily when cold. Automatic chokes have a thermostatic coil or thermostatic spring that activates a butterfly valve at the top of the carburetor barrel. Older cars have manually operated chokes
choke: fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience
choke: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
choke: A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc
choke: suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"
choke: This term is used for turbo compressors and represents the maximum flow condition It is sometimes also referred to as stonewalling (445)
choke: To prevent someone from breathing by strangling them
choke: In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation
choke: die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket"
choke: Motor/Transmission : Carburetor component that facilitates starting a cold engine by reducing the ratio of air to fuel going into the engine Chromoly : Manufacturing : A lightweight metal stronger than mild steel, often used for aftermarket frames, swingarms, and A-arms
choke: The process of overprinting a small border on graphics to make them appear smaller
choke: To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling
choke: Technique of slightly reducing the size of an image to create a hairline trap or to outline Also called shrink and skinny
choke: To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the throat, caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe; to be strangled
choke: In negative preparation, the photographic means used to close in and reduce the thickness of the printing detail; also called Shrunk Negative It is also used to provide a printing overlap between a colored or tinted background and the display matter This is the opposite of a spread negative to top
choke: To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun
choke: An orifice or bean, with a small-diameter bore, installed at the wellhead in a line to restrict and control the rate of production
choke: Another term for an inductor which is intended to filter or choke out signals
choke: Failing to perform in a positive manner when the pressure was on the player To perform poorly in an important situation because of nerves To become over-anxious and miss badly
choke: A trapping technique in which one color area is made slightly smaller, used in conjunction with another trapping technique called a "spread," in which another color area is made slightly larger to allow for misregistration on press
choke: reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"
choke: {f} strangle, block the windpipe; be strangled; block, obstruct; fill full
choke: A constriction at or near the muzzle of a shotgun barrel that affects shot dispersion
choke: A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which effects the spread of the shot
choke: check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"
choke: If a place is choked with things or people, it is full of them and they prevent movement in it. The village's roads are choked with traffic His pond has been choked by the fast-growing weed
choke: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
choke: breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
choke: constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"
choke: A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of strangulation
choke: When a publication is printed with several interacting spot colours, gaps or colour shifts may appear between objects Choking closes this gap by slightly overlapping a dark colour over the boundary of a light colour
choke: A photographic process that creates a thinner image of the subject without changing its position or shape The result is similar to removing a thin line from the subject's outline A choke allows the background color to slightly overlap the subject thereby preventing any unwanted white space between the two areas See also: bleed; registration; spread; trapping
choke: To be checked, as if by choking; to stick
choke: A device in a carburetor which shuts off airflow so that the engine runs rich This is necessary to start a cold engine
choke: The choke in a car, truck, or other vehicle is a device that reduces the amount of air going into the engine and makes it easier to start
choke: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
choke: - An electrical device that controls the output of a bombarder
choke: In order to start, a cold engine with a carburetor needs an extremely rich fuel mixture This mixture is provided by the action of a CHOKE A choke is a valve that causes an excessive amount of fuel to be "dumped" into the engine by restricting air through the mouth of the carburetor, thus making it easier to start the cold engine Once the engine is warmed up the choke must be disengaged This is accomplished by either feeding hot exhaust gas from the exhaust manifold through a tube called a "stovepipe," or by the use of electricity, hence the variation of the term 'choke' to the term 'electric choke '
choke: - narrow portion of a fountian/rocket tube, usually made out of clay, that is used to increase internal pressure, which therefore increases the velocity of the products being ejected to create thrust
choke: constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

choked

Turkish pronunciation

çōkt

Pronunciation

/ˈʧōkt/ /ˈʧoʊkt/

Etymology

[ 'chOk ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English, alteration of achoken, from Old English AcEocian, from A-, perfective prefix + cEoce, cEace jaw, cheek; more at ABIDE, CHEEK.