Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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choke | Yes | No | Yes | No |
gag | Yes | No | Yes | No |
choke (noun) | gag (noun) |
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a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine | restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting |
a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current | a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter |
choke (verb) | gag (verb) |
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breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion | struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake |
cause to retch or choke | make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit |
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake | cause to retch or choke |
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing | make jokes or quips |
reduce the air supply | be too tight; rub or press |
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them |
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of | prevent from speaking out |
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled | |
be too tight; rub or press | |
become or cause to become obstructed | |
wring the neck of | |
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of | |
check or slow down the action or effect of | |
fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation |