Synonyms: choke
Definition: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
Similar words: valve
Definition: control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
Synonyms: choke, choke coil, choking coil
Definition: a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
Similar words: coil
Definition: reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
Synonyms: choke
Definition: breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
Usage: She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband
Similar words: suspire, take a breath, breathe, respire
Definition: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
Usage: I can breathe better when the air is clean; The patient is respiring
Definition: cause to retch or choke
Synonyms: choke, gag, suffocate, strangle
Definition: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
Usage: he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
Definition: constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
Similar words: press, compact, compress, constrict, contract, squeeze
Definition: squeeze or press together
Usage: she compressed her lips; the spasm contracted the muscle
Definition: reduce the air supply
Usage: choke a carburetor
Similar words: enrich
Definition: make better or improve in quality
Usage: The experience enriched her understanding; enriched foods
Synonyms: snuff it, buy the farm, choke, cash in one's chips, pop off, kick the bucket, give-up the ghost, go, pass, pass away, perish, die, decease, conk, drop dead, croak, exit, expire
Definition: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Usage: She died from cancer; The children perished in the fire; The patient went peacefully; The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
Similar words: turn, change state
Definition: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Usage: We turned from Socialism to Capitalism; The people turned against the President when he stole the election
Definition: suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
Usage: His job suffocated him
Definition: become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
Usage: He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village
Definition: undergo a change or development
Usage: The water turned into ice; Her former friend became her worst enemy; He turned traitor
Synonyms: choke, stifle, suffocate, asphyxiate
Definition: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Usage: The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
Similar words: jam, close up, block, impede, obstruct, obturate, occlude
Definition: block passage through
Usage: obstruct the path
Synonyms: clog, clog up, choke, choke off, congest, foul, back up
Definition: become or cause to become obstructed
Usage: The leaves clog our drains in the Fall; The water pipe is backed up
Similar words: jam, close up, block, impede, obstruct, obturate, occlude
Definition: block passage through
Usage: obstruct the path
Definition: be too tight; rub or press
Usage: This neckband is choking the cat
Similar words: press, compact, compress, constrict, contract, squeeze
Definition: squeeze or press together
Usage: she compressed her lips; the spasm contracted the muscle
Definition: wring the neck of
Usage: The man choked his opponent
Similar words: press, compact, compress, constrict, contract, squeeze
Definition: squeeze or press together
Usage: she compressed her lips; the spasm contracted the muscle
Synonyms: choke
Definition: check or slow down the action or effect of
Usage: She choked her anger
Similar words: inhibit, suppress, bottle up
Definition: control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
Synonyms: choke
Definition: fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
Usage: The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience
Definition: fail to do something; leave something undone
Usage: She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib; The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account