Choke vs. Gasp — What's the Difference?

(of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air

To draw in the breath sharply, as from shock.

Fill (a space) so as to make movement difficult or impossible

To breathe convulsively or laboriously

Make (someone) speechless with a strong feeling or emotion

To utter in a breathless manner.

Enrich the fuel mixture in (a petrol engine) by reducing the intake of air

A short convulsive intake or catching of the breath.

A valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started

(intransitive) To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.

An act or the sound of a person or animal having difficulty in breathing

(intransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant.

The inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke.

(transitive) To speak in a breathless manner.

To interfere with the respiration of by compression or obstruction of the larynx or trachea.

To pant with eagerness or excitement; to show vehement desire.

To check or slow down the movement, growth, or action of

A short, sudden intake of breath.

To block up or obstruct by filling or clogging

: A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper).

To fill up completely; jam

(humorous) The sound of a gasp.

To reduce the air intake of (a carburetor), thereby enriching the fuel mixture.

To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently.

(Sports) To grip (a bat or racket, for example) at a point nearer the hitting surface.

To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.

To have difficulty in breathing, swallowing, or speaking.

To emit or utter with gasps; - with forth, out, away, etc.

To become blocked up or obstructed.

The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.

(Sports) To shorten one's grip on the handle of a bat or racket. Often used with up.

A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open;

To fail to perform effectively because of nervous agitation or tension, especially in an athletic contest

Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted;

The act or sound of choking.

Something that constricts or chokes.

A slight narrowing of the barrel of a shotgun serving to concentrate the shot.

A device used in an internal-combustion engine to enrich the fuel mixture by reducing the flow of air to the carburetor.

The fibrous inedible center of an artichoke head.

(intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).

(transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.

(transitive) To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.

(transitive) To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).

To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition, especially when one appears to be clearly winning.

(transitive) To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.

To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.

(intransitive) To be checked or stopped, as if by choking

(transitive) To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.

(intransitive) To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.

(transitive) To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.

(transitive) To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).

(transitive) To use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine.

To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1).

To make or install a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.

A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.

(sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.

A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.

A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.

(electronics) A choking coil.

A major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.

The mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke.

To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle.

To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up.

To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to stifle.

To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling.

To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.

To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the throat, caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe; to be strangled.

To be checked, as if by choking; to stick.

A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of strangulation.

The tied end of a cartridge.

A coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

A valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine

Breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion;

Be too tight; rub or press;

Wring the neck of;

Constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake;

Fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation;

Check or slow down the action or effect of;

Become or cause to become obstructed;

Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;

Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled;

Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of;

Die;

Reduce the air supply;

Cause to retch or choke