A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.
A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
The mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke.
A choking coil.
In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.
A major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.
To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
To be checked or stopped, as if by choking
To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition, especially when one appears to be clearly winning.
To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.
To use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine.
To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.
To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1).
To make or install a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.
To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.
To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).
To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.
To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).
The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
The process of flowing out.
Pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology.
The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
The act of expelling or letting go.
The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
The process of unloading something.
To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
To release (an accumulated charge).
To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
To unload a ship or another means of transport.
To give forth; to emit or send out.
To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
To expel or let go.
To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.