choke the luff

verb

To temporarily stop the movement of a rope through a block by jamming the sheave with the hauling rope; a pull on the rope releases it.

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Meanings

verbchoke the luff (third-person singular simple present chokes the luff, present participle choking the luff, simple past and past participle choked the luff)

present singular third person chokes the luff · participle present choking the luff · participle past choked the luff · past choked the luff

  1. nauticalTo temporarily stop the movement of a rope through a block by jamming the sheave with the hauling rope; a pull on the rope releases it.
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