Choke vs. Gasp — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Choke and Gasp
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Choke
(of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air
Willie choked on a mouthful of tea
Gasp
To draw in the breath sharply, as from shock.
Choke
Fill (a space) so as to make movement difficult or impossible
The roads were choked with traffic
Gasp
To breathe convulsively or laboriously
Gasping for air.
Choke
Make (someone) speechless with a strong feeling or emotion
He was choked with fury
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Gasp
To utter in a breathless manner.
Choke
Enrich the fuel mixture in (a petrol engine) by reducing the intake of air
Carbon monoxide results during a cold start, when an engine is choked
Gasp
A short convulsive intake or catching of the breath.
Choke
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
An automatic choke
Too much choke does not help
Gasp
(intransitive) To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
The audience gasped as the magician disappeared.
Choke
An act or the sound of a person or animal having difficulty in breathing
A little choke of laughter
Gasp
(intransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant.
We were all gasping when we reached the summit.
Choke
The inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke.
Gasp
(transitive) To speak in a breathless manner.
The old man gasped his last few words.
Choke
To interfere with the respiration of by compression or obstruction of the larynx or trachea.
Gasp
To pant with eagerness or excitement; to show vehement desire.
I'm gasping for a cup of tea.
Choke
To check or slow down the movement, growth, or action of
A garden that was choked by weeds.
Gasp
A short, sudden intake of breath.
The audience gave a gasp of astonishment
Choke
To block up or obstruct by filling or clogging
Mud choked the drainpipe.
Gasp
: A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper).
I'm popping out for a gasp.
Choke
To fill up completely; jam
Major commuter arteries were choked with stalled traffic.
Gasp
(humorous) The sound of a gasp.
Gasp! What will happen next?
Choke
To reduce the air intake of (a carburetor), thereby enriching the fuel mixture.
Gasp
To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently.
She gasps and struggles hard for life.
Choke
(Sports) To grip (a bat or racket, for example) at a point nearer the hitting surface.
Gasp
To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.
Quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain.
Choke
To have difficulty in breathing, swallowing, or speaking.
Gasp
To emit or utter with gasps; - with forth, out, away, etc.
And with short sobs he gasps away his breath.
Choke
To become blocked up or obstructed.
Gasp
The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.
Choke
(Sports) To shorten one's grip on the handle of a bat or racket. Often used with up.
Gasp
A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open;
She gave a gasp and fainted
Choke
To fail to perform effectively because of nervous agitation or tension, especially in an athletic contest
Choked by missing an easy putt on the final hole.
Gasp
Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted;
The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily
Choke
The act or sound of choking.
Choke
Something that constricts or chokes.
Choke
A slight narrowing of the barrel of a shotgun serving to concentrate the shot.
Choke
A device used in an internal-combustion engine to enrich the fuel mixture by reducing the flow of air to the carburetor.
Choke
The fibrous inedible center of an artichoke head.
Choke
(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).
Ever since he choked on a bone, he has refused to eat fish.
Choke
(transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
The collar of this shirt is too tight; it’s choking me.
Choke
(transitive) To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.
To choke a cave passage with boulders and mud
Choke
(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).
Choke
To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition, especially when one appears to be clearly winning.
He has a lot of talent, but he tends to choke under pressure.
Choke
(transitive) To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
Choke
To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.
Choke
(intransitive) To be checked or stopped, as if by choking
Choke
(transitive) To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.
Choke
(intransitive) To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.
Choke
(transitive) To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.
Choke
(transitive) To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).
Choke
(transitive) To use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine.
Choke
To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1).
Choke
To make or install a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
Choke
A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
Choke
(sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
Choke
A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.
Choke
A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.
Choke
(electronics) A choking coil.
Choke
A major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.
Choke
The mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke.
Choke
To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle.
With eager feeding food doth choke the feeder.
Choke
To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up.
Choke
To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to stifle.
Oats and darnel choke the rising corn.
Choke
To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling.
Choke
To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
Choke
To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the throat, caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe; to be strangled.
Choke
To be checked, as if by choking; to stick.
The words choked in his throat.
Choke
A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of strangulation.
Choke
The tied end of a cartridge.
Choke
A coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
Choke
A valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
Choke
Breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion;
She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband
Choke
Be too tight; rub or press;
This neckband is choking the cat
Choke
Wring the neck of;
The man choked his opponent
Choke
Constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
Choke
Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake;
He swallowed a fishbone and gagged
Choke
Fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation;
The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience
Choke
Check or slow down the action or effect of;
She choked her anger
Choke
Become or cause to become obstructed;
The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
The water pipe is backed up
Choke
Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;
The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
Choke
Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled;
He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village
Choke
Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of;
His job suffocated him
Choke
Die;
The old man finally kicked the bucket
Choke
Reduce the air supply;
Choke a carburetor
Choke
Cause to retch or choke
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