chokes
Fails under pressure
Chokes is the verb form of choke—to have breathing obstructed, or to obstruct another's breathing: He chokes every time he eats too fast, She chokes up when she talks about her late father.
In sports, to choke is to fail under pressure: He always chokes in the playoffs.
As a noun, chokes are devices that restrict flow—in engines, the choke limits air intake; in shotguns, it narrows the shot pattern.
Artichoke hearts are surrounded by the choke, the inedible fibrous center.
Sudden sharp breath
- strangleConstrict the throat
- asphyxiateKill by blocking air
- suffocateKill by blocking air
- smotherDeprive of air
throttle · wheeze · cough · gag · airway · trachea · obstruct · constrict
Power flow controller
- constrictTo squeeze tightly
- tightenMake more secure
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- compressReduce volume by force
narrow · clamp · strangle · stifle · restrict · constrain · limit · impede
gasp
Sudden sharp breath
- strangleConstrict the throat
- asphyxiateKill by blocking air
- suffocateKill by blocking air
smother · throttle · wheeze · cough · gag · airway · trachea · obstruct · constrict · larynx
throttle
Power flow controller
compress · narrow · clamp · strangle · stifle · restrict · constrain · limit · impede · hamper
crumble
Fragment gradually
panic · collapse · clutch · botch · flub · nerves · pressure · blunder · meltdown · yips
hearts
Circulatory system engines
braise · steam · dip · Mediterranean · stuffed · marinated · antipasto · Jerusalem
- combat sportsboxing, wrestling, MMA, judo, karate
- self-defenseself-defense, martial arts, self-protection, karate, pepper spray
- grapplingsubmission hold, wrestling match, arm bar, freestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling
- MMAMMA, mixed martial arts, UFC, octagon, cage
- combat skillsgrappling, striking, blocking, parrying, dodging
- fight tacticsfootwork, feints, combinations, timing, distance control
- choked upEmotionally unable to speak
- choking upBecoming too emotional to speak
- choke outConstrict airway forcefully
- choke holdConstricting grip on neck
- chokes upBecomes emotionally overwhelmed
- choke backRestrain from expressing
choke, choking, choked, choker, choke up, chokers, chokehold, chokeholds, choke off