choke

n. 1. A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of strangulation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gun.) (a) The tied end of a cartridge. (b) A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the throat, caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe; to be strangled. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To be checked, as if by choking; to stick. [ 1913 Webster ]

The words choked in his throat. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The small apple-shaped or pear-shaped fruit of an American shrub (Pyrus arbutifolia) growing in damp thickets; also, the shrub. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. In a shotgun, a bore which is tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at a short distance (usually 21/2 to 3 inches) to the rear of the muzzle, in order to prevent the rapid dispersion of the shot. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A shotgun that is made with such a bore. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chokebored p. pr. & vb. n. Chokeboring. ] To provide with a chokebore. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Bot.) The astringent fruit of a species of wild cherry (Prunus Virginiana); also, the bush or tree which bears such fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Hindi chaukī-dār. ] A watchman; an officer of customs or police. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ]