choke

/tʃoʊk/

verb B1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
chokes
past
choked
past participle
choked
gerund
choking

Meaning

  1. asfixiarse, atragantarse

    • He chokes on a piece of food.

      Se atraganta con un pedazo de comida.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

ersticken

ersticken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to choke, to suffocate."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa choke?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He ___ on a piece of food.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a choke?

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