Index of English words, starting with "ch"

(1) - Choke (n.) A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc.
(2) - Choke (n.) The tied end of a cartridge.
(3) - Choke (n.) A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of strangulation.
(4) - Choke (v. i.) To be checked, as if by choking; to stick.
(5) - Choke (v. i.) To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the throat, caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe; to be strangled.
(6) - Choke (v. t.) To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
(7) - Choke (v. t.) To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling.
(8) - Choke (v. t.) To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to stifle.
(9) - Choke (v. t.) To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up.
(10) - Choke (v. t.) To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle.

(1) - Chokeberry (n.) The small apple-shaped or pear-shaped fruit of an American shrub (Pyrus arbutifolia) growing in damp thickets; also, the shrub.

(1) - Chokecherry (n.) The astringent fruit of a species of wild cherry (Prunus Virginiana); also, the bush or tree which bears such fruit.

(1) - Choker (n.) A stiff wide cravat; a stock.
(2) - Choker (n.) One who, or that which, chokes.