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choke

vbchoked  chok*ing vt  :  to keep from breathing in a normal way by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air vi  :  to have the trachea blocked entirely or partly
n 1  :  the act of choking  2  chokes  pl  :  decompression sickness when marked by suffocation - used with the .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  cheek  chg  chi·goe   shock 

 
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