CHOKED
- CHOKE, to throttle (to strangle (to choke to death)) [v]
- check or hinder the growth, development, or activity of the flowers were choked by the weeds
- CHOKE, to impede the breathing of [v]
- to check or block normal breathing of by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air
- obstruct by filling up or clogging leaves choked the drain
- fill completely jam roads choked with traffic
- enrich the fuel mixture of (a motor) by partially shutting off the air intake of the carburetor
- grip (as a baseball bat) some distance from the end of the handle usually used with up
- become choked in breathing he choked on a bone
- become obstructed or checked
- become or feel constricted in the throat (as from strong emotion) usually used with up choked up and couldn't finish the speech
- shorten one's grip especially on the handle of a bat usually used with up
- lose one's composure and fail to perform effectively in a critical situation had a chance to win the game but he choked