Choke

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"Choke" may be used in the following ways:

  • Choking, obstruction of airflow into an organism's lungs
  • Choke (horse), a condition in horses in which the esophagus is blocked
  • Choke (sports), a failure to win a competition after being expected to do so
  • Chokehold, a grappling hold performed on the neck that aims to render the opponent unconscious
  • Choking game, a schoolyard game of unconsciousness or near unconsciousness that is potentially lethal
  • A choke in a shotgun is a restriction or narrowing of the barrel, intended to tighten the shot pattern
  • Spreading and choking, a technique in printing for adjusting colors in the production of color separations
  • Dampening musical technique
  • Short form of choke valve, as used in automotive engines

Engineering and Informatics:

  • Choked flow, a restriction of a gas or fluid flow under pressure where the gas speed reaches sonic flow at the narrowest part
    • Choke valve, a valve used in the carburetor of internal combustion engines to enrich the fuel-air mixture during startup
  • Choke point, a constriction in a conduit or transport system, e.g. a narrowing of a road
  • Choke (electronics), an inductor used to block signals of particular frequencies
  • Choking a user who is not contributing on a peer-to-peer network like BitTorrent

Plants:

  • Choke pear, a variety of pear and a variety of gag
  • Chokecherry, a suckering shrub or small tree, a species of bird cherry
  • In informal speech, choke can mean artichoke. More specifically, choke may be a "cute" name for the fuzzy/spiky stuff just above the artichoke heart.

In artistic works and groups:

  • Choke (film), an upcoming film based on the novel by Palahniuk
  • Choke film (2001), a psychological thriller written and directed by John Sjogren with Dennis Hopper and
  • Choke (band), a Canadian band
  • Choke (music collective), a musical group in Bristol, England
  • Choke (album), the second album of The Beautiful South band
  • Choke is the name of a song by Living Syndication
  • Choke, a film about Rickson Gracie's preparation for the Vale Tudo Fighting Championship '95 in Tokyo

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