CHOKE
What does "CHOKE" mean?
To stop or struggle to breathe because the windpipe is blocked or constricted.
Meanings
- To be unable to breathe because something blocks the throat or windpipe. She started to choke on a piece of bread and reached for her water.
- To squeeze someone's throat so they cannot breathe. The villain grabbed him by the collar as if to choke him.
- To fail badly at a critical moment under pressure. He was up two sets but choked in the final game. informal
- A valve that restricts air to enrich the fuel mixture when starting an engine. On cold mornings you had to pull the choke to start the old car. technical
Word origin
From Old English 'ceocian', 'to suffocate', related to 'ceole' meaning throat or jaw.
Remember it
CHOKE hides 'OK' in the middle - the one thing you are very much not when you're choking.
A little poem
The match point arrives-
his racket suddenly weighs
as much as the crowd.
haiku
Wordplay
- The mechanic and the comedian both bombed - one pulled the choke, the other was the choke.
What it teaches
Pressure does not create the failure; it only reveals how much you practiced under calm.
Quick facts
What does CHOKE mean?
To stop or struggle to breathe because the windpipe is blocked or constricted.
Is CHOKE a valid word?
Yes — CHOKE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CHOKE?
CHOKE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CHOKE come from?
From Old English 'ceocian', 'to suffocate', related to 'ceole' meaning throat or jaw.
What can CHOKE teach us?
Pressure does not create the failure; it only reveals how much you practiced under calm.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.