[tʃəʊk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air
(e.g: Willie choked on a mouthful of tea)

- fill (a space) so as to make movement difficult or impossible
(e.g: the roads were choked with traffic)

- make (someone) speechless with a strong feeling or emotion
(e.g: he was choked with fury)

- enrich the fuel mixture in (a petrol engine) by reducing the intake of air
(e.g: carbon monoxide results during a cold start, when an engine is choked)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old English ācēocian (verb), perhaps from cēoce (see cheek)

[tʃəʊk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started
(e.g: an automatic choke)

- a sound produced by a person or animal having difficulty in breathing
(e.g: a little choke of laughter)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old English ācēocian (verb), perhaps from cēoce (see cheek)

[tʃəʊk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century: probably a confusion of the ending of artichoke with choke