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choke
Verb
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Not being able to breathe because something stops your windpipe.
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To perform badly at an important part of a contest because you are fearful, especially when you are winning.
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A part of a cave to be partly or completely blocked by rocks, mud, or other things.
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To move your fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
choke
Noun
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A control on a carburetor to change the air or fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
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In wrestling, karate, or other sports, grabbing someone in a way that can make them stop breathing.
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A pressure at the muzzle part of a shotgun barrel which changes the spread of the shot.
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A slight or complete block (of rocks, mud, or other things) in a cave passage.
tube
Noun
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A tube is a long object with a hole from one end to the other. The ends may be closed or open.
The high pressure forces the water through the tube.
Toothpaste comes in a tube.
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The Tube is the underground train system in London, England.
tube
Verb
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If you tube, you float on an inner tube.
We went white-water tubing on the Yukon River.