The meaning of CHOKE is to check or block normal breathing of by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air. How to use choke in a sentence.

choke verb (FAIL) [ I ] informal (also choke it) (usually in sports) to fail to do something at a time when it is urgent, usually because you suddenly lose confidence:

CHOKE definition: to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle. See examples of choke used in a sentence.

To bring to an end as if by choking: "Treasury borrowing of existing savings would drive up the interest rate and choke off economic activity" (Paul Craig Roberts).

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.

Definition of choke verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

When you choke, you are suddenly unable to breathe, often because something is stuck in your throat. Your dad's rude joke might make you gasp and choke on your grilled cheese sandwich.

CHOKE meaning: 1 : to become unable to breathe usually because something gets stuck in your throat or because the air is not good for breathing; 2 : to cause (someone) to stop breathing by squeezing …

choke verb (FAIL) [ I ] informal (also choke it) (usually in sports) to fail to do something at a time when it is urgent, usually because you suddenly lose confidence:

choke verb (FILL) to fill something such as a road or pipe so that nothing can pass through: