chokeable

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Definitions of chokeable word

verb with object chokeable to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle. 1
verb with object chokeable to stop by or as if by strangling or stifling: The sudden wind choked his words. 1
verb with object chokeable to stop by filling; obstruct; clog: Grease choked the drain. 1
verb with object chokeable to suppress (a feeling, emotion, etc.) (often followed by back or down): I managed to choke back my tears. 1
verb with object chokeable to fill chock-full: The storeroom was choked with furniture. 1
verb with object chokeable to seize (a log, felled tree, etc.) with a chain, cable, or the like, so as to facilitate removal. 1

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

1150-1200; Middle English choken, cheken, variant of achoken, acheken, Old English ācēocian to suffocate; akin to Old Norse kōk gullet

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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