Choke
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Template:Wiktionary As a verb, to choke generally means to restrict airflow, or to suffer restricted airflow, whether caused by such a device or by accidental obstruction; see choking and/or choked flow.
As nouns or adjectives related to that verb, choke and choking may refer to several things:
- In vertebrate physiology, medicine, and related contexts, a choke or choking is an occlusion of the airway that prevents respiration.
- In horses, however, choke is an obstruction of the esophagus, rather than the trachea; see choke (horse).
- In certain combat sports and in law enforcement, a choke, also called a chokehold is a hold performed on the neck that aims at rendering the opponent unconscious.
- The dangerous choking game may be endemic in North American schools.
- A choke pear is an old gadget that may or may not have been an instrument of torture.
- Chokecherry is a species of bird cherry
- In general contexts, a choke point is any constriction in a conduit or transport system, e.g. a narrowing of a road.
- In engineering, a choke is a device for restricting airflow.
- In fluid dynamics and engineering, choked flow describes motion of a fluid through a narrow opening or valve.
- A choke valve was used in the carburetor of internal combustion engines to enrich the fuel-air mixture during startup.
- A choke in a shotgun is a restriction or narrowing of the barrel, intended to tighten the shot pattern.
- In electronics, a choke is an inductor used to block signals of particular frequencies; see choke (electronics)
- In sports jargon, a choke is failure to win a competition after an initial large lead; see choke (sports).
- In the performing arts, choke is the failure of an artist to perform on stage.
- In the printing trade, spreading and choking is a technique for ajdusting colors in the production of color separations.
Other meanings of choke, unrelated to the verb, include:
- In informal speech, choke means artichoke.
- More specifically, choke may be a "cute" name for the fuzzy/spiky stuff just above the artichoke heart.
Choke also occurs in the title of several artistic works and groups:
- Choke (novel), a novel by Chuck Palahniuk.
- Choke Canyon, a 1986 film.
- Choke, a 2000 film.
- Choke (music collective), a musical group in Bristol, England.
- Choke (album), the second album of The Beautiful South band.
- Choke Chain Records, a record label located in Bay City, Michigan.
- Choking Victim (band), a ska/punk/hardcore band from New York City in the 1990s.
Choke is also a proper name of:
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