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chokes

[ chohks ]

noun

Informal.
  1. a manifestation of caisson disease that is characterized by dyspnea, coughing, and choking. choke.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chokes1

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Mrs Stancombe says she chokes up at the thought of David crossing the finish line and imagining what their daughter's reaction would have been.

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She chokes at the thought of being thousands of miles away.

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According to court records, when Collins was asked how her boyfriend could inflict violence on an infant, she replied: “He chokes me so why would he not choke a baby?”

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“It potentially chokes off the original creators of the content,” Mr. Pine said.

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Tarango chokes up on the phone when reminiscing about the sacrifices made by his mother and other elders in order to assert the tribe’s right to chart its own destiny.

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