choke

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃəʊk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tʃoʊk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chōk)

Inflections of 'choke' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
chokes
v 3rd person singular
choking
v pres p
choked
v past
choked
v past p

Collocations for "choke"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "choke" in context.

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choke

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. choke on a [fishbone, piece of food]
  2. choke to death
  3. will choke on your words
  4. choke him with your bare hands
  5. choke off the [supply, growth, demand]
  6. (really) choked me up
  7. choke down your [food, meal]
  8. (managed to) choke it down
  9. choked back her tears
  10. will make you choke with laughter
  11. choke with [rage, anger]
n
  1. a [car, carburetor, traditional, manual] choke
  2. an [automatic, engine] choke
  3. [open, close, adjust, throttle] the choke
  4. heard the choke of [the engine, her cough]
  5. let out a choke of laughter
n as adj
  1. [find, locate, press] the choke points
  2. had [him, the suspect] in a choke hold
  3. [used, attacked with] a choke chain
'choke' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chain - hold - slam

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