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Choking Coil
see synonyms of choking coilNoun
1. choke, choke coil, choking coil
a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
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Choking Coil
see synonyms of choking coilverb
1. (transitive)
to hinder or stop the breathing of (a person or animal), esp by constricting the windpipe or by asphyxiation
2. (intransitive)
to have trouble or fail in breathing, swallowing, or speaking
3. (transitive)
to block or clog up (a passage, pipe, street, etc)
4. (transitive)
to retard the growth or action of
the weeds are choking my plants
5. (transitive)
to suppress (emotion)
she choked her anger
6. (intransitive) slang
to die
7. (transitive)
to enrich the petrol-air mixture by reducing the air supply to (a carburettor, petrol engine, etc)
8. (intransitive)
(esp in sport) to be seized with tension and fail to perform well
noun
9.
the act or sound of choking
10.
a device in the carburettor of a petrol engine that enriches the petrol-air mixture
by reducing the air supply
11.
any constriction or mechanism for reducing the flow of a fluid in a pipe, tube, etc
12. Also called: choke coil electronics
an inductor having a relatively high impedance, used to prevent the passage of high frequencies or to smooth the output of a rectifier
13.
the inedible centre of the head of an artichoke
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Choking Coil
see synonyms of choking coil verb transitiveWord forms: choked or ˈchoking
1.
to prevent from breathing by blocking the windpipe or squeezing the throat of; strangle; suffocate; smother; stifle
2.
to block up; obstruct by clogging
3.
to hinder the growth or action of; smother; suppress
4.
to fill up
5.
to cut off some air from the carburetor of (a gasoline engine) in order to make a richer gasoline mixture
6. US
to hold (a bat, golf club, etc.) away from the end of the handle and closer toward the middle
verb intransitive
7.
to be suffocated; have difficulty in breathing
8.
to be blocked up; be obstructed
9.
to become strained with emotion
a choked voice
10. Informal
to be unable to perform efficiently, as in a sporting event, because of tension, strong emotion, etc.
noun
11.
the act of choking; strangulation
12.
a sound of choking
13.
the valve that chokes a carburetor
14.
a constriction, as in a chokebore
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