"Choke" may be used in the following ways:

• Choking, obstruction of airflow into an organism's lungs

• Choke (horse), a condition in horses in which the esophagus is blocked

• Choking, loss of Confidence

• Choke (sports), a failure to win a competition after being expected to do so

• Chokehold, a grappling hold performed on the neck that aims to render the opponent unconscious
• Choking game, a schoolyard game of unconsciousness or near unconsciousness that is potentially lethal

• A choke in a shotgun is a restriction or narrowing of the barrel, intended to tighten the shot pattern
• Spreading and choking, a technique in printing for adjusting colors in the production of color separations
• Dampening musical technique
• Short form of choke valve, as used in automotive engines

Engineering and Informatics:

• Choked flow, a restriction of a gas or fluid flow under pressure where the gas speed reaches sonic flow at the narrowest part
  • Choke valve, a valve used in the carburetor of internal combustion engines to enrich the fuel-air mixture during startup
• Choke point, a constriction in a conduit or transport system, e. Choking is the mechanical obstruction of the flow of air from the environment into the lungs Choke is a condition in horses in which the Esophagus is blocked usually by food material Confidence is generally described as a state of being certain either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective given the In Sports, an individual athlete or more commonly an athletic team collectively is often said to have choked when failing to win a tournament or league championship A chokehold or stranglehold (in Budo referred to as shime-waza, 絞技 "constriction technique" is a Grappling hold that The fainting game, also commonly known as the choking or the pass out game, is a loose term that covers dangerous activities designed to induce a partial or complete A shotgun (also known as a scattergun) is a Firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number Trapping is a Prepress technique also known as spreading and choking. Damping is any effect either deliberately engendered or inherent to a system that tends to reduce the amplitude of Oscillations of an oscillatory system In automotive contexts a choke valve is a Valve that modifies the air pressure in the Intake manifold of an Internal combustion engine, and thereby modifies Choked flow of a fluid is a fluid dynamic condition caused by the Venturi effect. In automotive contexts a choke valve is a Valve that modifies the air pressure in the Intake manifold of an Internal combustion engine, and thereby modifies In military strategy a choke point (or chokepoint) is a geographical feature on land such as a valley or defile, or at sea such as a Strait which an armed g. a narrowing of a road
• Choke (electronics), an inductor used to block signals of particular frequencies
• Choking a user who is not contributing on a peer-to-peer network like BitTorrent

Plants:

• Choke pear, a variety of pear and a variety of gag
• Chokecherry, a suckering shrub or small tree, a species of bird cherry
• In informal speech, choke can mean artichoke. A choke is an Inductor designed to have a high reactance to a particular frequency when used in a signal-carrying circuit For other uses of the term see Peer-to-peer (disambiguation For peer-to-peer networks used for file sharing see File sharing BitTorrent is a Peer-to-peer File sharing protocol used to distribute large amounts of Data. A choke pear or chocky-pear is an Astringent Fruit. It is (the fruit of any variety of Pear that has an astringent taste and that is difficult The Chokecherry ( Prunus virginiana) is a species of bird cherry ( Prunus subgenus Padus) native to North America, where it is The Globe Artichoke ( Cynara cardunculus) Globe Artichokes are known to have been cultivated at Naples around the middle of the 9th century and More specifically, choke may be a "cute" name for the fuzzy/spiky stuff just above the artichoke heart. The Globe Artichoke ( Cynara cardunculus) Globe Artichokes are known to have been cultivated at Naples around the middle of the 9th century and

In artistic works and groups:

• Choke (novel), a novel by Chuck Palahniuk

• Choke (film), an upcoming film based on the novel by Palahniuk

• Choke film (2001), a psychological thriller written and directed by John Sjogren with Dennis Hopper and
• Choke (band), a Canadian band
• Choke (music collective), a musical group in Bristol, England
• Choke (album), the second album of The Beautiful South band
• Choke is the name of a song by Living Syndication
• Choke, a film about Rickson Gracie's preparation for the Vale Tudo Fighting Championship '95 in Tokyo

Choke is also a proper name of:

• Choke Yasuoka, a wheelchair racer

Choke is a 2001 Novel by American Author Chuck Palahniuk. Plot summary Choke follows Charles Michael "Chuck" Palahniuk (ˈpɑːlənɪk born February 21 1962) is an American Transgressional fiction Novelist Choke is a 2008 Black comedy Film directed by Clark Gregg and adapted by Gregg from the 2001 Novel of the same John Sjogren may refer to John C Sjogren - A Medal of Honor recipient John M Choke was a Canadian Punk rock band History With original members Jack Jaggard Clay Shea Shawn Moncrieff and Stefan Levasseur Choke has Choke was the name of a Bristol Music collective formed in 2001 Choke (released October 1990 is The Beautiful South 's second Album. Rickson Gracie (pronounced Hickson, hɪksn ɡɹeɪsi born November 20, 1958) is a Brazilian Martial artist and professional Choke Yasuoka ( Japanese: 安岡チョーク January 18, 1973 - born in Pramburi, Thailand) is a Wheelchair racer

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