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• Choking, obstruction of airflow into an organism's lungs
  • Choke (horse), a condition in horses in which the esophagus is blocked
• Choked flow, a restriction of a gas or fluid flow under pressure
  • Choke valve, a valve used in the carburetor of internal combustion engines to enrich the fuel-air mixture during startup
• 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
• Choke pear, a variety of pear and a variety of gag
• Chokecherry, a suckering shrub or small tree, a species of bird cherry
• 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
• Choke (sports), a failure to win a competition after an initial large lead

Choke may also refer to: For choking meaning compression of the neck, see Strangling. ... Choke is a condition in horses in which the esophagus is blocked, usually by food material. ... Choked flow is a hydrodynamic condition caused by the Venturi effect. ... A choke valve is sometimes installed in the carburetor internal combustion engines. ... The lateral vascular neck restraint is a very potent chokehold. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Categories: Stub | Torture ... Binomial name Prunus virginiana The Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) is a species of bird cherry (Prunus subgenus Padus) native to North America, where it is found almost throughout the continent except for the deep south and the far north. ... In military strategy, a choke point (or chokepoint) is a geographical feature (such as a valley or defile) which forces an army to go into a narrower formation (greatly decreasing combat power) in order to pass through it. ... A Choke is an inductor designed to have a high reactance to a particular frequency when used in a signal-carrying circuit. ... In sports, an individual athlete, or, more commonly, an athletic team collectively, is often said to have choked when failing to win a tournament or league championship and if certain other criteria are also met, especially if the player or team had been favored to win, or had squandered a...

• 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
• 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.
• Dampening musical technique

In artistic works and groups: For other uses, see Shotgun (disambiguation). ... Spreading and choking is a prepress technique, more often referred to as trapping. ... Artichoke may refer to any of three types of vegetables. ... Binomial name Cynara scolymus L. The Globe artichoke (Cynara scolymus) is a perennial, thistle-like plant, originating in southern Europe around the Mediterranean. ... Damping is any effect, either deliberately engendered or inherent to a system, that tends to reduce oscillations. ...

• Choke (novel), a novel by Chuck Palahniuk

• Choke (film), an upcoming film based on the novel by Palahniuk

• 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

Choke is also a proper name of: Choke (2001) is a novel by U.S. author Chuck Palahniuk. ... Choke is an upcoming black comedy film directed by Clark Gregg and adapted by Gregg from the novel Choke (2001) by Chuck Palahniuk. ... With six albums over ten years, Choke is truly a mainstay of Canadian punk. ... Choke was the name of a music collective in Bristol, formed in 2001. ... Choke (released October 1990) is the name of The Beautiful Souths second album. ... This article or section is incomplete and may require expansion and/or cleanup. ...

• Choke Yasuoka, a wheelchair racer

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To completely fall apart under pressure. For a classic example Greg Norman under pressure from Nick Faldo, or The Eel being attacked by a pair of Spider Monkeys at Moose Landing. Choke Yasuoka (Japanse: 安岡チョーク, January 18, 1973- , born in Pramburi, Thailand) is a wheelchair racer, who competes at the Olympic level. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...