LEARNit Dictionary

choke

verb
1
to be unable to breathe because the passage to your lungs is blocked or you cannot get enough air; to make somebody unable to breathe
خفه شدن, خفه کردن, بند آمدن نفس
2
to make somebody stop breathing by pressing their throat, especially with your fingers
خفه کردن, گلوی کسی را فشار دادن, راه نفس کسی را بستن
He may have been choked or poisoned.
She had been choked to death when her necklace snagged on overhanging branches.
synonym strangle
3
to be unable to speak normally especially because of strong emotion; to make somebody feel too emotional to speak normally
خفه شدن, دچار احساسات شدید شدن, در گلو گیر کردن سخن, ناتوانی در صحبت کردن, احساس گرفتگی گلو
His voice was choking with rage.
Despair choked her words.
‘I can't bear it,’ he said in a choked voice.
The panic rising in his throat threatened to choke him.
see also choked
4
to block or fill a passage, space, etc. so that movement is difficult
مسدود کردن, سد کردن, مانع شدن, در تنگنا قرار دادن
The pond was choked with rotten leaves.
The roads are choked up with traffic.
In summer the roads around the town are choked up with traffic.
5
to fail at something, for example because you are nervous
کم آوردن, وا دادن
We were the only team not to choke at the big moment.
noun
1
a device that controls the amount of air flowing into the engine of a vehicle
چوک, دریچه چوک
2
an act or the sound of choking
خفگی, گرفتگی گلو, انسداد در نفس کشیدن, خفه شدن, نفس بند آمدن
She gave a little choke of laughter.