choke out vs put out

choke out

verb
  • To extinguish (fire) (by depriving it of oxygen or fuel). 

  • To cause (a person) to lose consciousness by applying a chokehold. 

  • To say (something) with difficulty, while or as if choking. 

  • To destroy (something) by depriving it of a vital resource. 

  • To prevent (light) from passing through. 

  • To prevent (something) from growing by overwhelming it or robbing it of nutrients. 

put out

verb
  • To extinguish (fire). 

  • To cause a player on offense to be out. 

  • To cause someone to be out of sorts; to annoy, impose, inconvenience, or disturb. 

  • To dislocate (a joint). 

  • To knock out: to eliminate from a competition. 

  • To blind (eyes). 

  • To remove from office. 

  • To go out, to head out, especially (sailing) to set sail. 

  • To broadcast, to publish. 

  • To produce, to emit. 

  • To expel. 

  • To place outside, to remove, particularly 

  • To consent to sex. 

  • Synonym of knock out: to render unconscious. 

  • To turn off (light). 

noun
  • The statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused. 

adj
  • Taking offense; indignant. 

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