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Choke Off
- verb - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
- suppress; "He choked down his rage"
Chokebore
- - In a shotgun, a bore which is tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at a short distance (usually 2
Chokedamp
- noun - the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life
Chokehold
- noun - a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind; "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled"
- complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"
Choleraic
- adjective - relating to or resulting from or resembling cholera
Cholerine
- - The precursory symptoms of cholera. (b) The first stage of epidemic cholera. (c) A mild form of cholera.
Ci-Devant
- - Former; previous; of times gone by; as, a ci-devant governor.
Cimmerian
- adjective - intensely dark and gloomy as with perpetual darkness; "the Cimmerian gloom...a darkness that could be felt"-Norman Douglas
Ciphering
- verb - convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons"
- make a mathematical calculation or computation