choke

1. A device used in an internal-combustion engine to enrich the fuel mixture by reducing the flow of air to the carburetor.

2. A slight narrowing of the barrel of a shotgun serving to concentrate the shot.

3. Something that constricts or chokes.

4. The act or sound of choking.

5. The fibrous inedible center of an artichoke head.

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1. Choke back To hold back; suppress: choked back his tears.

2. Choke off 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).

3. Choke up To be unable to speak because of strong emotion.

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1. To check or block normal breathing of by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air.

2. To check or hinder the growth, development, or activity of .

3. To obstruct by filling up or clogging .

4. To fill completely .

5. To enrich the fuel mixture of (a motor) by partially shutting off the air intake of the carburetor.

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1. To become blocked up or obstructed.

2. To fail to perform effectively because of nervous agitation or tension, especially in an athletic contest: choked by missing an easy putt on the final hole.

3. To have difficulty in breathing, swallowing, or speaking.

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1. Sports To grip (a bat or racket, for example) at a point nearer the hitting surface.

2. To block up or obstruct by filling or clogging: Mud choked the drainpipe.

3. To check or slow down the movement, growth, or action of: a garden that was choked by weeds.

4. To fill up completely; jam: Major commuter arteries were choked with stalled traffic.

5. To interfere with the respiration of by compression or obstruction of the larynx or trachea.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
choke	14	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
eh	5
he	5
ho	5
ok	6
oe	2
oh	5

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
eco	5
hoe	6
oke	7
och	8

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
hock	13
okeh	11
oche	9
hoke	11
coke	10
heck	13
echo	9

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
choke	14