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choke verb

  /t͡ʃoʊk/ , /t͡ʃəʊk/
  • (intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
 sufocar, afogar, engasgar
  • (transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
 estrangular, asfixiar, esganar, sufocar

choke noun

  /t͡ʃoʊk/ , /t͡ʃəʊk/
  • A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
 afogador
  • (sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
 mata-leão
triangle choke
triângulo
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