Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 3 compound words that contain chokes. The most common are listed below. Open chokes in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- air chokesplural of air choke: A form of strangulation that compresses the upper airway (trachea, larynx or laryngopharynx), hence interfering with breathing and leading to asphyxia.
- blood chokesplural of blood choke: A form of strangulation that compresses the carotid arteries, the jugular veins, or both without compressing the airway, hence leading to cerebral ischemia and a temporary hypoxic condition.
- chokes backthird-person singular simple present indicative of choke back: To hold back or suppress (an emotion, expression of emotion, or utterance), with difficulty.
- chokes downthird-person singular simple present indicative of choke down: To swallow with difficulty.
- chokes offthird-person singular simple present indicative of choke off: To get rid of; to cause to come to an end.
- chokes outthird-person singular simple present indicative of choke out: To say (something) with difficulty, while or as if choking.
- chokes upthird-person singular simple present indicative of choke up: To (temporarily) lose one's power of speech, because of strong emotion.
- full chokesplural of full choke: Having a tightly constrained choke.
- guillotine chokesplural of guillotine choke: A chokehold applied from in front of the opponent, using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck.
- chokes the chickenthird-person singular simple present indicative of choke the chicken: To masturbate by stimulating one's penis.
- rear naked chokesplural of rear naked choke: A chokehold applied from an opponent's back.
- rope and chokesplural of rope and choke: The measurement of a person's body fat, by means of a measuring tape around parts of the body, to determine whether they meet physical fitness standards for service.
- chokes the luffthird-person singular simple present indicative of choke the luff: To temporarily stop the movement of a rope through a block by jamming the sheave with the hauling rope; a pull on the rope releases it.
- breadcutter chokesplural of breadcutter choke: A jujitsu move in which a player pins the opponent's neck by holding the opponent's collar and dropping their elbow to the floor, in a motion resembling that of the blade of a breadcutter.
Compound words 3
- artichokesplural of artichoke: A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
- chokestrapsplural of chokestrap: A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
- sunchokesplural of sunchoke: Synonym of Jerusalem artichoke (tuber).