choked

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UK/tʃəʊkt/US/t͡ʃoʊkt/

adjective

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

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of choke
adjectivechoked (comparative more choked, superlative most choked)

comparative more choked · superlative most choked

  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. figurativelyBlocked 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), [...].

    2022 November 16, Paul Stephen, “Stations earn a deserved NRA ovation: Large: Nottingham”, in RAIL, number 970, page 46

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivestopped up; clogged up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

choked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choked

MLA

“choked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choked. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “choked,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choked.

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