See Also: choke(2)(dictionary)
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choke(dictionary)
choke 2, noun(dictionary)
choke 1, verb(dictionary)
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thoracic choke(medicine)
Choke-Up - Baseball(gambling)
Choke - Motor Sports(gambling)

choke(2) (iou)



choke noun2. E16.
[from the verb.]
A thing which chokes. In pl. formerly also, quinsy. E16.
A block to progress, an obstruction. L17-E18.
[Perh. infl. by ending of ARTICHOKE.] The central part of an artichoke. L17.
A constriction; esp. a narrowed part of a gun bore etc. M18.
(The sound produced by) the action of choking. M19.
Electricity. A high-inductance coil which serves to smooth variations or change the phase of an alternating voltage applied to it. E20.
A valve in the air intake of a carburettor serving esp. to provide a richer mixture for engine starting. E20.