Choke

Definition: Choke

Choke

Noun

1. A coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current.

2. A valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine.

Verb

1. Breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband".

2. Be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat".

3. Wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent".

4. Constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing.

5. Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged".

6. Fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience".

7. Check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger".

8. Become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up".

9. Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children".

10. : die (colloquial); "The old man finally kicked the bucket".

11. : reduce the air supply; of carburetors.

12. : cause to retch or choke.

Date "choke" was first used: sometime around 1303. (references)

Note: Choke \Choke\, transitive verb. [imperfect & past participle. Choked; Choking.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Computing	Choke v. 1. [common] To reject input, often ungracefully. "NULs make System V's `lpr(1)' choke." "I tried building an EMACS binary to use X, but `cpp(1)' choked on all those `#define's." See barf, gag, vi. 2. [MIT] More generally, to fail at any endeavor, but with some flair or bravado; the popular definition is "to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.". Source: Jargon File.
Electrical Engineering	An inductance used in a circuit to present a high impedance to frequencies above a specified frequency range without appreciably limiting the flow of direct current. Source: European Union. (references)
Electrical Engineering	An inductor designed and used to reduce the alternating component of a pulsating current. Source: European Union. (references)
	An impedance transforming device for preventing energy within a given frequency band from taking an undesired path. Source: European Union. (references)
Industry	A constriction in the bore. Source: European Union. (references)
Literature	Choke May this piece of bread choke me, if what I say is not true. In ancient times a person accused of robbery had a piece of barley bread, on which the mass had been said, given him to swallow. He put it in his mouth uttering the words given above, and if he could swallow it without being choked, he was pronounced innocent. Tradition ascribes the death of the Earl Godwin to choking with a piece of bread, after this solemn appeal. (See Corsned .). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Mechanical Engineering	When the engine is cranked for starting, a very rich mixture must be delivered by the carburetor. . . . more than normal amounts of fuel must be delivered. . . The -produces this increased fuel delivery. Source: European Union. (references)
	E. to produce sufficient fuel flow during cranking, the carburetor has a --. The -- consists of a valve in the top of the air horn controlled mechanically or by an automatic device. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	Orifice or constriction in the tubing of an oil or gas well, for controlling the flow rate and producing pressure. Source: European Union. (references)
	A. In crushing practice, a stoppage of the downward flow in a rock-crushing chamber. See also:choke point b. A point in a cave or at the base of a pitch blocked by the influx ofclay, sand, gravel, or similar material. (references)
Slang	Acjective. Source: Unknown. Definition: Term meaning plenty, lots, etc. Context: Used in every-day conversation. Social Source: Hawaiian locals. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)
	Description. Source: Being so full that you choke?. Definition: You have alot of. Context: Whenever you want to express alot of stuff. Social Source: Hawaii native. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)
	Adj. Source: Maybe someone decided to makeup a connotation for the word choke. Mean. Definition: Plenty/alot. Context: Used in reference to anything that has the capability of abundance . Social Source: Pigeon speakers of Oahu, Hawaii. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)
Transportation	A reduced passage, such as a valve placed in a carburetor air inlet to restrict the volume of air admitted. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
CHOKE	English	Care How Others Keep the Environment	Food & Agriculture, Environment
ch	English	Choke	Electrical Engineering, Post & Telecom
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Choke

Synonyms: choke coil (n), choking coil (n), asphyxiate (v), back up (v), buy the farm (v), choke off (v), clog (v), clog up (v), congest (v), conk (v), croak (v), drop dead (v), foul (v), fret (v), gag (v), kick the bucket (v), pop off (v), scrag (v), snuff it (v), suffocate (v), throttle (v). (additional references)

Antonym: unclog (v). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Bane	Albany hemp, arsenious oxide, arsenious acid; bichloride of mercury; carbonic acid, carbonic gas; choke damp, corrosive sublimate, fire damp; hydrocyanic acid, cyanide, Prussic acid, hydrogen cyanide; marsh gas, nux vomica, ratsbane.
Closure	(hinder); bar, bolt, stop, seal, plumb; choke, throttle; ram down, dam, cram; trap, clinch; put to the door, shut the door.
Completeness	Brimming; brimful, topful, topfull; chock full, choke full; as full as an egg is of meat, as full as a vetch; saturated, crammed; replete; (redundant); fraught, laden; full-laden, full-fraught, full-charged; heavy laden.
Hindrance	Cramp, hamper; clog, clog the wheels; cumber; encumber, incumber; handicap; choke; saddle with, load with; overload, lay; lumber, trammel, tie one's hands, put to inconvenience; incommode, discommode; discompose; hustle, corner, drive into a corner.
	Obstruct, stop, stay, bar, bolt, lock; block, block up; choke off; belay, barricade; block the way, bar the way, stop the way; forelay; dam up; (close); put on the brake; Noun: scotch the wheel, lock the wheel, put a spoke in the wheel; put a stop to; traverse, contravene; interrupt, intercept; oppose; hedge in, hedge round; cut off; inerclude.
Killing	Strangle, garrote, hang, throttle, choke, stifle, suffocate, stop the breath, smother, asphyxiate, drown.
Redundancy	Choke, cloy, accloy, suffocate; pile up, lay on thick; impregnate with; lavish; (squander).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Choke

English words defined with "choke": After damp, automatic choke ♦ Carbonic acid, Choak, choky, Choky Chokey ♦ gag ♦ Quackle, Querken ♦ Stoak, Stythe ♦ To choke off. (references)

Specialty definitions using "choke": ad-hockery ♦ capacitive control, choke fed, choke piston, choke plunger, CHOKE REAMER, Chuck Full ♦ Drat 'em! ♦ MORTGAGE ♦ non-contact piston, non-contact plunger, non-contacting piston ♦ OUTBOARD-MOTOR TESTER ♦ papilloedema ♦ regulated feed, RIGGING SLINGER, runout ♦ SWAGE TENDER. (references)

Etymologies containing "choke": Smoke. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Choke" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

German (choke), Swedish (choke).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	You could choke a dozen donkeys on that (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; writing credit: Guy Ritchie) I'm just trying to choke down a twenty-year-old Twinkie (Die Hard; writing credit: Steven E. de Souza, Jeb Stuart) And you, eater of worlds, may you taste our righteous fire and choke on it (Shadow Raiders; writing credit: Christy Marx; Katherine Lawrence) So you choke up. Control, but no power (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) Because you have no idea just how frustrating it is working your ass off trying to inflate a tiny little balloon inside somebody's clogged artery when all that person has to do, really is--oh, I don't know--go for a walk in the morning or choke down a fresh green salad (Scrubs; writing credit: Gabrielle Allan; Janae Bakken)
Lyrics	If its time to lick of shots he don't choke (That's What I'm Looking For; performing artist: Da Brat) You ask me if I love you and I choke on my reply (Sometimes When We Touch; performing artist: Dan Hill) To choke you to death wit a Charleston chew (Forgot About Dre; performing artist: Dr. dre) I would choke on the rhines (Inside Out; performing artist: Eve 6) You choke down all your anger (Broadway; performing artist: Goo Goo Dolls)
Clever	All stressed out, and no one to choke. (references; author: unknown) When you choke a smurf, what color does it turn? (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Choke Canyon (1986)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Art to Choke Hearts and Pissing in the Gene Pool: Collected Writing 1985-1987 (reference) Countdown Ww III: Operation Choke Point, No. 3 (reference) The Unnoticed Challenge: Soviet Maritime Strategy and the Global Choke Points (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Choke (reference) Rickson Gracie: Choke (reference) Choke Canyon (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Choke [CD-SINGLE] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	5100e 1000lpm Closed Ped with Choke Line Printer (reference) 5100fs 1000lpm with Zero Paper Tear Closed Ped Choke Line Printer (reference) MOBILE AUTHORITY HSX-1 Passive Subwoofer Choke (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Weeds choke flood dammaged farm of African American farmer Bennie Butler in Calhoun County, GA. Credit: USDA.		Only one out of every three people smokes. : The other two choke. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Conowingo Hydroelectric Plant. Corona rings and choke coils on transmission line connecting superstructure. Credit: Library of Congress.		Don't choke & rob workers of the right to strike : so-called voluntary arbitration, a trap for the worker : oppose arbitration tribunal!. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Play	Caption
	Choke; choking; cough; coughing.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Lucretius	From the heart of this fountain of delights wells up some bitter taste to choke them even amid the flowers.
Ralph Waldo Emerson	Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	The man will choke and try to put the blame on Mae.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		As the disease progresses, persons with HD may even choke. (references)
		During a seizure, there is a small chance that the child may be injured by falling or may choke from food or saliva in the mouth. (references)
Business		Due to high costs and low scale, these firms choke demand through high prices. (references)
		Closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems are in use at choke points like tunnels and bridges, and are used to alert the emergency services to potential blockages or hazards. (references)
		Most of these come equipped with catalytic converters that are removed upon entry to the Kingdom, as they would not only choke with lead deposits but could also cause a fire hazard. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	Budgets must be tight enough to convince those who set wages and prices that the Federal Government is serious about fighting inflation but not so tight as to choke off all growth.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Choke" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 60.09% of the time. "Choke" is used about 233 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	60.09%	140	26,789
Noun (singular)	24.89%	58	44,427
Lexical Verb (base form)	14.59%	34	59,261
Noun (proper)	0.43%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	233	N/A

Expressions using "choke": automatic choke ♦ choke back ♦ choke chair ♦ choke coil ♦ choke damp ♦ choke down ♦ choke off ♦ Choke pear ♦ choke piston ♦ choke plunger ♦ Choke pondweed ♦ choke the life out of smb. ♦ choke the sprue ♦ choke up ♦ choke with ♦ small choke ♦ To choke off. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "choke": choke-bore, choke-chain, choke-free, Choke-full, choke-pear, Choke-strap.
	Ending with "choke": twin-choke.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "choke"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		onderdruk (quell, suffocate, suppress). (various references)

Albanian		valvul ajri, përmbaj (carry, check, comprise, constrain, contain, control, Cork, detain, deter, embrace, feature, gulp, hold, hold back, hold in, include, incorporate, pocket, repress, restock, restrain, stay), mbytje (garrotte, glut, stifling, strangulation, submergence, submersion, suffocation, thuggee, thuggery, wreck, wrecking), mbytem (be drowned, drown, drown oneself, get drowned, go under, smother), mbyt (asphyxiate, assail, blanket, deluge, drown, jugulate, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate, throttle, wreck), i marr frymën, asfiksim. (various references)

Arabic		‏غص بالطعام, ‏تشوك المخنقة في السيارة, ‏عمل المخنقة, ‏ضيق (bottleneck, canyon, close, contract, cramped, hardship, incommodious, malaise, narrow, narrowness, need, oppression, parochial, pinch, scrimpy, shrink, slit, straiten, straits, strict, succinctness, tag, tight, tighten, tightness), ‏خنق (asphyxiate, flummox, garrote, neck, overlay, overpower, sizzle, stifle, strangle, strangulate, strangulation, stultify, suffocate, suffocation, throttle, throttling, worry), ‏العنق (neck), ‏الشراقة, ‏إنسد (be blocked up, clog, fill, freeze, jam, shut, stop), ‏إختنق (asphyxiate, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate), ‏أوقف (arrest, arrested, break, can, cease, challenge, check, cut, cut out, discontinue, estop, garage, halt, hinder, intercept, kill, nick, nobble, obstruct, pull in, shut off, stand, stay, stem, stop, turn off), ‏أترع (brim, swamp), ‏أشرق بالماء. (various references)

Bulgarian		сърцевина на артишок, клапа на машина, запушвам се (clog, foul, stop), запушалка (obturator, peg, plug, spile, stopper, tampion, tap, wad), задушавам (asphyxiate, braise, damp, jug, jugulate, overlie, poach, smother, stew, stifle, strangle, suffocate, throttle), задавяне (gulp), задавям, дросел (gun, reactor, throttle), давя (bait, drown, strangle, worry). (various references)

Chinese		阻气, 窒息 (stifle, suffocate), 噎 , 嗆 (against wind, pungent). (various references)

Czech		sytiè, rdousit, dusit se (choke up, stew, stifle, suffocate), dávit (vomit), škrtit. (various references)

Danish		kvæle (strangle). (various references)

Dutch		wurgen (strangle), worgen (strangle), choken (strangle). (various references)

Esperanto		sufokiĝi, sufoki (quell, suffocate, suppress), strangoli (strangle). (various references)

Faeroese		kyrkja (strangle), kvala (quell, strangle, suffocate, suppress), køva (quell, suffocate, suppress). (various references)

Farsi		مسدودکردن (Bar, Bloc, Block, Calk, Clog, Close, Jam, Obstruct, Obturate, Preclude, Scotch), خفه کردن (Asphyxiate, Extinguish, Mute, Scrag, Shutup, Smolder, Smother, Squash, Stifle, Strangle, Strangulate, Suffocate, Throttle), انسداد (Bloc, Block, Blockade, Blockage, Let, Obstruction, Occlusion, Padlock, Stockade), اختناق (Asphyxia), دریچه (Closure, Hatch, Lid, Porthole, Scuttle, Slacker, Valve, Vent, Wicket, Window), بستن (Assess, Attach, Bang, Bar, Belt, Bind, Bloc, Block, Blockade, Clasp, Coagulate, Congeal, Cork, Curdle, Gird, Hasp, Impute, Jam, Jell, Knit, Obturate, Padlock, Pen, Picket, Plug, Seal, Shut, Steek, Tighten, Truss, Wattle). (various references)

Finnish		tukehduttaa (quell, suffocate, suppress). (various references)

French		suffoquer, starter (carburettor choke control), bobine de réactance, étouffer. (various references)

Frisian		wurgje (strangle), wjirgje (strangle). (various references)

German		Drossel (throstle, throttle, thrush), würgen (gulp, retch, strangle, struggle, throttle, to choke, to retch), starterzug (carburettor choke control), erwürgen (quell, strangle, strangulation, suffocate, suppress, throttle), ersticken (asphyxiate, be suffocated, become choked, choke up, damp, muffle, muzzle, quell, smother, snuff, stifle, strangle, suffocate, suppress, throttle, to asphyxiate, to smother, to stifle), erdrosseln (quell, strangle, suffocate, suppress, throttle, to strangle), drosseln (bluebirds, choke off, down, gear down, reduce, restrict, robins, strangle, throstles, throttle, throttle back, throttle down, thrushes). (various references)

Greek		στραγγαλίζω (garrotte, scrag, strangle, strangulate, throttle). (various references)

Hebrew		משנק (throttle), לחנוק (garrote, stifle, strangle, strangulate), להחניק (asphyxiate, smother, stifle, strangle), לסתום (clog, close up, conceal, plug, shut, stop, stop up, wad). (various references)

Hungarian		szivató, szívató fojtószelep, megfulladás (choking, drowning, smothering, suffocation), megfojtás (choking, garotte, garrotte, smothering, strangling, strangulation), fuldoklik (to suffocate), fuldoklás (choking), fojtás (choking, garrote, suffocation, wad), fojt (strangle, to deaden, to tamp, to wad), elfojtódás. (various references)

Indonesian		tersedak, mencekiki (repeatedly smother), mencekik (garotte, strangle), bengkal. (various references)

Italian		soffocare (quell, smother, squash, stamp out, stifle, suffocate, suppress, swelter). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		片十字締め (cross choke), 噎せ返る (to choke, to sob convulsively), 噎せる (to be choked by, to choke over), 涙を呑む (to choke back one's tears, to pocket an insult), 支える (to be blocked, to be obstructed, to choke, to feel a pressure on one's chest, to prop, to support). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		なみだをのむ (to choke back one's tears, to pocket an insult), つかえる (to be blocked, to be obstructed, to be serviceable, to be useful, to choke, to feel a pressure on one's chest, to serve, to work for), かたじゅうじじめ (cross choke), むせかえる (to choke, to sob convulsively), むせる (to be choked by, to choke over, to cough). (various references)

Korean		초크. (various references)

Manx		toghteyr, toghtey (choking, clog, clogging, dyspnoea, foul, garrotte, jugulate; strangling, strangle, strangulation, throttle, throttling), plooghey (asphyxia, asthma, choking, congest, congestion, cushion, fugginess, glut, inundate, inundation, muffle, restrain, smother, smothering, stifle, suffocate, suffocation, tamp), keylaghey (choke bore, constrict, constriction, contraction, dilute, dilution, slim, taper, watering, weaken, weaken as mixture, weakening, whittle down). (various references)

Norwegian		kvele. (various references)

Papiamen		choka (strangle). (various references)

Pig Latin		okechay.(various references)

Portuguese		sufocar (quell, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate, suppress, throttle), estrangular (emote, garotte, garrotte, mug, quell, scrag, strangle, strangulate, suffocate, suppress, throttle), estrangulamento (narrow, stricture), aperto (abashment, bind, clench, clutch, crush, grasp, grip, gripe, hug, hustle, jam, jamming, narrowness, perplexity, pinch, screw, shake, squeeze, stricture, tightness), abafar (blanket, burke, cover up, cushion, damp, drench, drown, hugger-mugger, hush up, muffle, pilfer, quell, smother, steal the show, stifle, suffocate, suppress, swelter). (various references)

Romanian		se sufoca (gag, smother, stifle, strangle), înãbuşire (black out, repression), îneca (deluge, drown, float, flood, flush, inundate, overflow, smother, steep, stifle, suffocate, suffuse, swamp), înfundare (packing, stick), asfixia (asphyxiate, smother, suffocate), astupãtoare (Cork, cover, stopper), gâtui (narrow down, strangle, throttle), nãpãdi (fill, flood, invade, overgrow, overrun), înãbuşi (blanket, bring under, control, deaden, deafen, drown, hush, keep down, kill, mortify, muffle, quash, quell, quench, restrain, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate, suppress, throttle), se înfunda, umple (clog, comprise, contain, cram, crowd, farce, fill, fill up, flood, heap, impregnate, inflate, inform, intersperse, Lade, pack, replenish, stain, stock, stop, store, stuff, suffuse, supply), se umple (bulk, fill), stinge (allay, annihilate, annul, appease, baste, die, eradicate, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, hush, quench, quit, silence, slack, slake, smother, wither), strangula (Burke, garrotte, strangle, throttle), sufoca (asphyxiate, smother, stifle, suffocate, throttle), sugruma (Burke, jugulate, smother, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle), sugrumare (strangulation), ticsi (cram, crowd, jam, stuff, swarm), se îneca (drown, gag). (various references)

Russian		удушение (asphyxia, asphyxiation, stranglehold, strangulation, suffocation, thuggee, thuggery), сердцевина артишока, ружье чокбор, воздушная заслонка, завязанный конец, задыхаться (asphyxiate, be out of breath, gasp, huff and puff, pant, suffocate, throttle), приглушать (downplay), припадок удушья, душить насос, душить (scent, smother, smothers, stifle, stifle joint, strangle, strangles, strangulate, suffocate, throttle), дроссельная катушка (choke-coil), дроссель (reactor, strangler, throttle). (various references)

Scottish		tachd (stop up. See <A HREF="mf12.html#tac">tac</A>, strangle). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		zagrcnuti, ugušiti (asphyxiate, burke, muffle, nip, quash, quell, repress, scotch, smother, squash, stall, stifle, strangle, suffocate, suppress, throttle), saug, prigušivač (absorber, baffler, damper, muffler, silencer), čok (choke-bore). (various references)

Spanish		sofocar (asphyxiate, break, nearly die, put down, put out, quell, quench, smother, stifle, suffocate, suffocation, suppress, throttle), estrangular (strangle, strangulate, throttle), estárter (carburettor choke control). (various references)

Sranan		yokro (strangle). (various references)

Swedish		strypa (garrotte, scrag, strangle, strangulate, throttle), kvävas (stifle, suffocate), kväva (asphyxiate, damp, dampen, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate, suppress, throttle). (various references)

Thai		สำลัก, ทำให้อุดตัน, ทำให้หายใจไม่ออก (stifle), อาการสำลัก. (various references)

Turkish		boğmak (asphyxiate, Burke, drown, glut, inundate, jugulate, overwhelm, smother, smother with, stifle, strangle, strangulate, suffocate, throttle, whelm). (various references)

Turkmen		hopukmak (be frightened, gasp). (various references)

Ukrainian		серцевина артишоку, ядуха (asphyxia, asthma, stifle, suffocation), щелепи, гасити (dowse, extinguish, null, out, quench, turn out), засмічувати (clog, foul, lumber, silt), заслінка (hatch), захаращувати (clutter, encumber, lumber, obstruct, overcharge), зав'язаний кінець, забивати (butcher, kill, knock in, ram, slaughter), задушення (strangle, strangulation, suffocation), задихатися (asphyxiate, gasp, pant, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate, throttle), припадок ядухи, душитися, душити (asphyxiate, champ, smother, stifle, strangulate, suffocate, throttle), дросель (throttle). (various references)

Vietnamese		chỗ co lại, sự tắc lại sự làm ngột, sự làm kẹt, lõi rau atisô sự làm nghẹt, bướm gió. (various references)

Welsh		tagu (asphyxiate, stifle, strangle), llindagu (strangle, throttle). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Greek	700 BCE-300 CE	strangalan. (various references)
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	angebat, astrangulare, offocaverunt, suffocabam, suffocabat, suffocans, suffocant, suffocantur, suffocati, suffocatis, suffocato, suffocatus, suffocaverunt, suffoco. (various references)
Old English	450-1100	aceocian. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Mark Chapter 4, Verse 19
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai ai merimnai tou aiwnoV toutou kai h apath tou ploutou kai ai peri ta loipa epiqumiai eisporeuomenai sumpnigousin ton logon kai akarpoV ginetai
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et aerumnae saeculi et deceptio divitiarum et circa reliqua concupiscentiae introeuntes suffocant verbum et sine fructu efficitur
Old English	990	West Saxon	& of-ermðe & swicedome weorld-welene& oðre wilnunge þt word of-þresmed & syndenbuten wæstme ge-worðene.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And disese of the world, and disseit of ritchessis, and othir charge of coueytise entrith, and stranglith the word, and it is maad with out fruyt.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And ye care of this worlde and ye disseytfulnes of ryches and the lustes of other thinges entre in and choocke ye worde and it is made vnfrutfull.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Mark Chapter 4, Verse 19
Cebuano	apan ang kabalaka dinhi sa kalibutan ug ang kalipay tungod sa mga bahandi, ug ang kaibog alang sa ubang mga butang, mosulod ug magalumos sa pulong, ug kini dili makapamunga.
Croatian	ali nadošle brige vremenite, zavodljivost bogatstva i ostale požude uguše Rijeè te ona ostane bez ploda.
Danish	og denne Verdens Bekymringer og Rigdommens Forførelse og Begæringerne efter de andre Ting komme ind og kvæle Ordet, så det bliver uden Frugt.
Dutch	En de zorgvuldigheden dezer wereld, en de verleiding des rijkdoms en de begeerlijkheden omtrent de andere dingen, inkomende, verstikken het Woord, en het wordt onvruchtbaar.
Finnish	mutta maailman huolet ja rikkauden viettelys ja muut himot pääsevät valtaan ja tukahuttavat sanan, ja se jää hedelmättömäksi.
French	mais en qui les soucis du siècle, la séduction des richesses et l`invasion des autres convoitises, étouffent la parole, et la rendent infructueuse.
Gaelic	Ach tha iomaguin an t-saoghail, agus mealltaireachd beartais, agus sannt air nithean eile a dol a stigh `sa tachdadh an fhacail, agus ga fhagail gun toradh.
German	und die Sorgen dieser Welt und der betrügerische Reichtum und viele andere Lüste gehen hinein und ersticken das Wort, und es bleibt ohne Frucht.
Hungarian	De a világi gondok és a gazdagság csalárdsága és egyéb dolgok kívánsága közbejõvén, elfojtják az ígét, és gyümölcstelen lesz.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	tetapi khawatir tentang hidup mereka dan ingin hidup mewah. Nafsu untuk berbagai hal masuk ke dalam hati mereka. Karena itu kabar dari Allah terhimpit di dalam hati mereka, sehingga tidak berbuah.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	lalu masuk ke dalam hatinya segala percintaan dunia ini beserta segala tipu daya kekayaan dan keinginan akan berbagai-bagai perkara yang lain sambil membantutkan Perkataan itu, sehingga tiada ia berbuah.
Italian	ma sopraggiungono le preoccupazioni del mondo e l'inganno della ricchezza e tutte le altre bramosie, soffocano la parola e questa rimane senza frutto.
Latvian	Bet pasaules rûpes un bagâtîbas, viltus un citas kârîbas, ieejot tanî, nomâc vârdu, un tas paliek neauglîgs.
Maori	A, i te putanga o te whakaaro ki tenei ao, o te hangarau o nga taonga, o nga hiahia ki era atu mea, kowaowaotia iho te kupu, a kore ake he hua.
Norwegian	og verdens bekymringer og rikdommens forførelse og attrå efter de andre ting kommer inn og kveler ordet, og det blir uten frukt.
Portuguese	mas os cuidados do mundo, a sedução das riquezas e a cobiça doutras coisas, entrando, sufocam a palavra, e ela fica infrutífera.
Rumanian	dar nqvqlesc kn ei grijile lumii, knwelqciunea bogqyiilor wi poftele altor lucruri, cari kneacq Cuvkntul, wi -l fac astfel neroditor.
Russian	ОП Ч ЛПФПТЩИ ЪБВПФЩ ЧЕЛБ УЕЗП, ПВПМШЭЕОЙЕ ВПЗБФУФЧПН Й ДТХЗЙЕ РПЦЕМБОЙС, ЧИПДС Ч ОЙИ, ЪБЗМХЫБАФ УМПЧП, Й ПОП ВЩЧБЕФ ВЕЪ РМПДБ.
Shuar	Antuiniayat ju nunkanam ana nuna ti Páchiniawai. Tuma ásar Kuítian tura shiirmachin ti takustinian wakeruiniawai. Nú wakeramu ni Enentáin Yus-Chicham ana nuna kankar emenkatui. Tuma asamtai nerektinian tujintiainiawai.
Spanish	pero las preocupaciones de este mundo, el engaño de las riquezas y la codicia de otras cosas se entrometen y ahogan la palabra, y queda sin fruto.
Swahili	lakini wasiwasi wa ulimwengu huu, anasa za mali na tamaa za kila namna huwaingia na kulisonga hilo neno, nao hawazai matunda.
Swedish	men låta tidens omsorger och rikedomens bedrägliga lockelse, och begärelser efter andra ting, komma därin och förkväva ordet, så att det bliver utan frukt.
Uma	aga sese' -ra ntora mpenonoi katuwu' -ra hi rala dunia' toi, doko' -ra mporumpu rewa dunia' -wadi, pai' wori' nyala kahinaa hi rala nono-ra. Hawe'ea toe mposesei' -ra, alaa-na uma ria po'ohaa' Lolita Alata'ala hi rala nono-ra, pai' uma ria kalaua-na lolita toe hi katuwu' -ra.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "choke": chokeberries, chokeberry, chokecherries, chokecherry, choked, chokehold, chokeholds, choker, chokers, chokes, chokey. (additional references)
	Words ending with "choke": artichoke, sunchoke, unchoke. (additional references)
	Words containing "choke": artichokes, sunchokes, unchoked, unchokes. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Choke" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: chace, chaka, chaouen, chiek, Chieke, chipko, chk, Chobe, choch, chocka, choco, choe, chok, Chokee, choken, chokka, Chokwe, chole, chome, chone, Chonku, chooe, chookie, chote, chove, chowk, chuie, clokke, Cnoke, cohue, coki, cokke, cole, cooke, croke, cshoe, hoke, schepke, Schmoke, Schokel, Schupke, shoke. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "choke" (pronounced khō"k)
2	-ō" k	awoke, baroque, bloke, broke, cloak, coke, croak, evoke, folk, hoke, invoke, joke, misspoke, oak, poke, provoke, revoke, Roque, smoke, soak, spoke, Stoke, stroke, woke, yoke, yolk.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-e-h-k-o"
	-1 letter: coke, echo, heck, hock, hoke, okeh.
	-2 letters: hoe, oke.
	-3 letters: eh, he, ho, oe, oh.
	Words containing the letters "c-e-h-k-o"
	+1 letter: choked, choker, chokes, chokey, hocked, hocker, hockey.
	+2 letters: backhoe, chocked, chokers, chokier, hemlock, hockers, hockeys, hoecake, hoicked, hotcake, kerchoo, kolache, shocked, shocker, unchoke.
	+3 letters: backhoes, chechako, checkoff, checkout, checkrow, chokiest, cokehead, havelock, havocked, havocker, headlock, hemlocks, hoecakes, homesick, hotcakes, shackoes, sherlock, shockers, shoepack, sunchoke, tuckahoe, unchoked, unchokes.
	+4 letters: artichoke, backhouse, blockhead, bodycheck, chechakos, checkbook, checkoffs, checkouts, checkroom, checkrows, cheechako, cheekbone, chokehold, chuckhole, cockhorse, cockshies, cokeheads, cookhouse, deckhouse, doohickey, forecheck, foreshock, hackamore, havelocks, havockers, headlocks, headstock, hickories, horseback, hummocked, kalanchoe, packhorse, roughneck, schnorkel, sherlocks, shockable, shoeblack, shoepacks, s

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
choke	537	choke hair pull spank	13
choke cock	62	common mode choke	13
chicken choke	61	power choke	13
shotgun choke	57	choke coil	13
cherry choke	54	rhino choke	12
briley choke	48	choke canyon state park	11
choke hold	43	canyon choke lake	10
choke tube	41	rhino choke tube	10
choke cum	40	choke triangle	10
canyon choke	38	blow choke job	9
briley choke tube	33	choke deep throat	9
shotgun choke tube	26	turkey choke tube	9
choke hair lyrics pull spank xzibit	24	electric choke	9
choke dick	22	choke valve	8
cherry choke tree	19	choke gag	8
comp n choke	16	bitch choke	7
choke chain	16	dog choke collar	7
choke collar	16	trulock choke	7
rf choke	16	choke counter strike	7
choke lyrics	14	nylon choke collar	7
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Choke

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