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Choker
- noun - a high tight collar
- an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation; "he could win if he wasn't a choker"
- necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
- someone who kills by strangling
Chokes
- noun - 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
- be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"
- become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
- become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
- breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
- cause to retch or choke
- check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"
- constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the c
Chokey
- noun - British slang (dated) for a prison
Choler
- noun - a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger
- a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
- an irritable petulant feeling
Cholla
- noun - arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico
Chomps
- noun - chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich"
- the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
Choose
- verb - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
- see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"
- select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
Choosy
- adjective - difficult to please
Chopin
- noun - French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849)
- the music of Chopin; "he practiced Chopin day and night"
- United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana (1851-1904)
Choppy
- adjective - marked by abrupt transitions; "choppy prose"
- rough with small waves; "choppy seas"