choked

verbadjectivecommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//tʃəʊkt//
United States//t͡ʃoʊkt//

Having been unable to breathe due to airway obstruction (choking) or strangulation, but usually to the point of pain and discomfort without death.

verb

1
Also a form of chokesimple past and past participle of choke

adjective

1
Having been unable to breathe due to airway obstruction (choking) or strangulation, but usually to the point of pain and discomfort without death.
2
figurativeBlocked or obstructed by thick material, often plant growth.
It gave the green light to pedestrianisation of the station's porte cochère (which had been traffic-choked when used as a drop-off point by motorists), [...].

Forms

comparative: more choked
superlative: most choked

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