CHOKE — 5 letter word
choke
The word choke has 5 letters: C, H, O, K, E. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine".
5 letter word "choke": C H O K E — noun
Scrabble score: 14 Words With Friends: 14
Letter Analysis of choke
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| H | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| K | 1 | Consonant | 5 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
2 vowels, 3 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of choke
noun
- a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
- a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current Synonyms: choke coil, choking coil
verb
- to breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion "I choked with emotion when I spoke about my deceased friend."
- to cause to retch or choke "The smoke in the room choked me." Synonyms: gag
- to struggle for breath Synonyms: gag, strangle, suffocate
- to constrict someone's throat and keep from breathing Synonyms: strangle
- to reduce the air supply "choke a carburetor" Synonyms: throttle
- to pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life Synonyms: go, exit, pass, die, conk
- to suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of Synonyms: suffocate
- to become stultified, suppressed, or stifled Synonyms: suffocate
- to impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of Synonyms: stifle
- to become or cause to become obstructed Synonyms: clog
- to be too tight Synonyms: gag, fret
- to wring the neck of "I choked opponent out in my last match." Synonyms: scrag
- to check or slow down the action or effect of "They choked their anger."
- to fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience."