choke
English Thesaurus
1. a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | valve, |
| definition | : | control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | automatic choke, |
| definition | : | a choke that automatically controls the flow of air to the carburetor (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | fuel system, |
| definition | : | equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine (noun.artifact) |
2. a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | coil, |
| definition | : | reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit (noun.artifact) |
3. breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion (verb.body)
4. cause to retch or choke (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | sicken, |
| definition | : | make sick or ill (verb.body) |
5. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | hurt, suffer, |
| definition | : | feel pain or be in pain (verb.body) |
6. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing (verb.body)
| cause | : | choke, |
| definition | : | breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion (verb.body) |
7. reduce the air supply (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | enrich, |
| definition | : | make better or improve in quality (verb.change) |
8. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | change state, turn, |
| definition | : | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | abort, |
| definition | : | cease development, die, and be aborted (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | buy it, pip out, |
| definition | : | be killed or die (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | drown, |
| definition | : | die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | predecease, |
| definition | : | die before; die earlier than (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | famish, starve, |
| definition | : | die of food deprivation (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | fall, |
| definition | : | die, as in battle or in a hunt (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | succumb, yield, |
| definition | : | be fatally overwhelmed (verb.stative) |
| verb group | : | die, |
| definition | : | suffer or face the pain of death (verb.perception) |
9. suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | dampen, stifle, |
| definition | : | smother or suppress (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | choke, suffocate, |
| definition | : | become stultified, suppressed, or stifled (verb.change) |
10. become stultified, suppressed, or stifled (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | become, turn, |
| definition | : | undergo a change or development (verb.stative) |
| verb group | : | choke, suffocate, |
| definition | : | suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of (verb.change) |
11. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude, block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude, |
| definition | : | block passage through (verb.contact) |
12. become or cause to become obstructed (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | gum up, |
| definition | : | stick together as if with gum (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | crap up, |
| definition | : | become obstructed or chocked up (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | silt, silt up, |
| definition | : | become chocked with silt (verb.contact) |
13. be too tight; rub or press (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze, compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze, |
| definition | : | squeeze or press together (verb.contact) |
14. check or slow down the action or effect of (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | bottle up, inhibit, suppress, |
| definition | : | control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior (verb.social) |
15. fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | fail, neglect, |
| definition | : | fail to do something; leave something undone (verb.social) |
16. a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | choke, throttle, |
| definition | : | reduce the air supply (verb.change) |
17. breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion (verb.body)
| derivation | : | choking, |
| definition | : | a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) (noun.state) |
18. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake (verb.body)
| derivation | : | asphyxiation, suffocation, |
| definition | : | the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | choking, |
| definition | : | a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) (noun.state) |
19. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing (verb.body)
| derivation | : | strangulation, |
| definition | : | the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage (noun.state) |
20. reduce the air supply (verb.change)
| derivation | : | choke, |
| definition | : | a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine (noun.artifact) |
21. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life (verb.change)
| antonym | : | be born, |
| definition | : | come into existence through birth (verb.change) |
| also | : | die down, |
| definition | : | become progressively weaker (verb.change) |
| also | : | die back, die down, |
| definition | : | suffer from a disease that kills shoots (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | death, |
| definition | : | the act of killing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | death, decease, expiry, |
| definition | : | the event of dying or departure from life (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | death, |
| definition | : | the personification of death (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | death, |
| definition | : | the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism (noun.phenomenon) |
| derivation | : | death, |
| definition | : | the absence of life or state of being dead (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | death, last, |
| definition | : | the time at which life ends; continuing until dead (noun.time) |
22. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | asphyxia, |
| definition | : | a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | asphyxiation, suffocation, |
| definition | : | the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | choking, |
| definition | : | a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) (noun.state) |
23. become or cause to become obstructed (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | unclog, |
| definition | : | become or cause to become unobstructed (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | clog, |
| definition | : | any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | backup, |
| definition | : | an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | congestive, |
| definition | : | relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid (adj.pert) |
24. be too tight; rub or press (verb.contact)
25. wring the neck of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | scrag, scrag end, |
| definition | : | the lean end of a neck of veal (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | scrag, |
| definition | : | lean end of the neck (noun.food) |
26. fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation (verb.social)
| derivation | : | choker, |
| definition | : | an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation (noun.person) |
27. a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | choke, throttle, |
| definition | : | reduce the air supply (verb.change) |
28. breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion (verb.body)
| derivation | : | choking, |
| definition | : | a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) (noun.state) |
29. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake (verb.body)
| derivation | : | asphyxiation, suffocation, |
| definition | : | the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | choking, |
| definition | : | a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) (noun.state) |
30. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing (verb.body)
| derivation | : | strangulation, |
| definition | : | the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage (noun.state) |
31. reduce the air supply (verb.change)
| derivation | : | choke, |
| definition | : | a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine (noun.artifact) |
32. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life (verb.change)
| antonym | : | be born, |
| definition | : | come into existence through birth (verb.change) |
| also | : | die down, |
| definition | : | become progressively weaker (verb.change) |
| also | : | die back, die down, |
| definition | : | suffer from a disease that kills shoots (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | death, |
| definition | : | the act of killing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | death, decease, expiry, |
| definition | : | the event of dying or departure from life (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | death, |
| definition | : | the personification of death (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | death, |
| definition | : | the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism (noun.phenomenon) |
| derivation | : | death, |
| definition | : | the absence of life or state of being dead (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | death, last, |
| definition | : | the time at which life ends; continuing until dead (noun.time) |
33. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | asphyxia, |
| definition | : | a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | asphyxiation, suffocation, |
| definition | : | the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | choking, |
| definition | : | a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) (noun.state) |
34. become or cause to become obstructed (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | unclog, |
| definition | : | become or cause to become unobstructed (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | clog, |
| definition | : | any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | backup, |
| definition | : | an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | congestive, |
| definition | : | relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid (adj.pert) |
35. be too tight; rub or press (verb.contact)
36. wring the neck of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | scrag, scrag end, |
| definition | : | the lean end of a neck of veal (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | scrag, |
| definition | : | lean end of the neck (noun.food) |
37. fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation (verb.social)
| derivation | : | choker, |
| definition | : | an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation (noun.person) |
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