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Entertainment


Albums and songs

* ''Choke'' (album), a 1990 album by the Beautiful South * "Choke" (I Dont Know How But They Found Me song), a 2017 song from the album ''1981 Extended Play'' * ''Choke'' (Kiss It Goodbye EP), 1999 * "Choke" (Sepultura song), from the album ''Against'', 1998 * '' Choke'', a 2019 EP by
Poppy A poppy is a flowering plant in the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae. Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colourful flowers. One species of poppy, '' Papaver somniferum'', is the source of the narcotic drug ...
* "Choke", a 1996 song from the album '' First Band on the Moon'' by the Cardigans * "Choke", a 1997 song from the album ''
Double Plaidinum ''Double Plaidinum'' is the fourth album by Lagwagon, released in 1997. It was their first album without the original line-up, as guitarist Shawn Dewey and drummer Derrick Plourde left the band before the recording sessions began. Ken Stringfello ...
'' by Lagwagon * "Choke", a 2001 song from the album ''
Echo Park Echo Park is a neighborhood in the east-Central Los Angeles, central region of Los Angeles, California. Located to the northwest of Downtown Los Angeles, Downtown, it is bordered by Silver Lake, Los Angeles, Silver Lake to the west and Chinato ...
'' by Feeder * "Choke", a 2006 song from the album ''
I Choose Noise ''I Choose Noise'' is the third studio album by British electronic music group Hybrid, released on 4 September 2006 by Distinct'ive Records. The album included recorded symphonic sequences by the Seattle Session Orchestra, and was produced in ...
'' by Hybrid * "Choke", a 2007 song from the album ''Aneurythm'' by Living Syndication * "Choke", a 2009 song from the album '' Sorry for Partyin''' by Bowling for Soup * "Choke", a 2013 song from the album ''
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here ''The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Alice in Chains, released on May 28, 2013, through Capitol Records, the band's final album released through the label. Following a worldwide tour in support of it ...
'' by Alice in Chains * "Choke", a 2016 song from the album '' Oh My My'' by OneRepublic * "Choke", a 2021 song by the Warning * "Choke", a 2022 song from the album ''
True Power ''True Power'' is the third studio album by American rock band I Prevail, released on August 19, 2022. The album was proceeded by the singles "Body Bag" and "Bad Things". "Self-Destruction", "There's Fear in Letting Go", "Deep End" and "Closure ...
'' by I Prevail


Film and television

* ''Choke'' (2008 film), a film based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk *
Choke (2011 film) ''Choke'' is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Michelle Latimer and released in 2011. Created by Latimer in conjunction with animator Terril Calder, the film centres on a young First Nations man who leaves his remote northern reserve ...
, a Canadian animated short film * ''Choke'' (1999 film), a documentary about
Rickson Gracie Rickson Gracie (; born November 21, 1959) is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He is a member of the Gracie family: the third oldest son of Hélio Gracie, brother to Rorion and Relson Gracie, and half-brother to Rolker, Royce, Robin ...
's preparation for the 1995 Vale Tudo Fighting Championship * ''Choke'' (2001 film), a psychological thriller directed by John M. Sjogren * ''Choked'' (film), a 2020 Indian drama film * "Choke" (''Glee''), an episode of ''Glee'' * '' Choke.'', 2004 Canadian film


Other entertainment

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Choke (band) Choke is a Canadian punk rock band from Edmonton. History With original members Jack Jaggard, Clay Shea, Shawn Moncrieff and Stefan Levasseur, Choke has toured in Canada and the USA. Choke released their first two albums independently, ''Lotion ...
, a Canadian band * ''Choke'' (novel), a 2001 novel by Chuck Palahniuk * ''Choke'', a 1995 novel by
Stuart Woods Stuart Woods (born ''Stuart Chevalier Lee''; January 9, 1938 – July 22, 2022) was an American novelist, known best for his first novel '' Chiefs'' and his series of novels featuring protagonist Stone Barrington. Woods was a Georgia native, e ...


Other uses

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Choke (electronics) In electronics, a choke is an inductor used to block higher-frequency alternating currents (AC) while passing direct current (DC) and lower-frequency ACs in a circuit. A choke usually consists of a coil of insulated wire often wound on a magnet ...
, an inductor used to block signals of particular frequencies **An
inductor An inductor, also called a coil, choke, or reactor, is a Passivity (engineering), passive two-terminal electronic component, electrical component that stores energy in a magnetic field when an electric current flows through it. An inductor typic ...
of any type, sometimes referred to as a choke *
Choke (firearms) A choke is a tapered constriction of a firearm gun barrel, barrel at its muzzle (firearm), muzzle end. Chokes are most commonly seen on shotguns, but are also used on some rifles, pistols, or even airguns. Notably, some .22 LR match rifles have a ...
, a tapered constriction of a shotgun barrel's bore at the muzzle end *
Choke (horse) Choke is a condition in horses in which the esophagus is blocked, usually by food material. Although the horse is still able to breathe, it is unable to swallow, and may become severely Dehydration, dehydrated. A secondary condition, aspiration pne ...
, a condition in horses in which the esophagus is blocked *
Choke (sports) In sports, choking is the failure of a person, or persons, to act or behave as anticipated or expected. This can occur in a game or tournament that they are strongly favoured to win, or in an instance where they have a large lead that they squand ...
, a failure to win games at a crucial moment *
Choking Choking, also known as foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO), is a phenomenon that occurs when breathing is impeded by a blockage inside of the respiratory tract. An obstruction that prevents oxygen from entering the lungs results in oxygen de ...
, obstruction of airflow into the lungs *
Chokehold A chokehold, choke, stranglehold or, in Judo, shime-waza () is a general term for a grappling hold that critically reduces or prevents either air ( choking)''The New Oxford Dictionary of English'' (1999). Oxford University press. . or blood ( s ...
, a grappling hold on the neck *
Choked flow Choked flow is a compressible flow effect. The parameter that becomes "choked" or "limited" is the fluid velocity. Choked flow is a Fluid dynamics, fluid dynamic condition associated with the Venturi effect. When a flowing fluid at a given pressu ...
, a restriction of fluid flow under pressure, in which the fluid reaches sonic flow *
Choke point In military strategy, a choke point (or chokepoint), or sometimes bottleneck, is a geographical feature on land such as a valley, defile or bridge, or maritime passage through a critical waterway such as a strait, which an armed force is for ...
, a constriction in a conduit or transport system, e.g. a narrowing of a road *
Choke valve In internal combustion engines with carburetors, a choke valve or choke modifies the air pressure in the intake manifold, thereby altering the air–fuel ratio entering the engine. Choke valves are generally used in naturally aspirated engines to ...
, a valve used to constrict air and increase fuel into a carburetor in order to start an internal combustion engines *
Chokecherry ''Prunus virginiana'', commonly called bitter-berry, chokecherry, Virginia bird cherry, and western chokecherry (also black chokecherry for ''P. virginiana'' var. ''demissa''), is a species of bird cherry ( ''Prunus'' subgenus ''Padus'') na ...
, a suckering shrub or small tree, a species of bird cherry * Choke Yasuoka (born 1973), wheelchair racer


See also

* Chowk (disambiguation) (pronounced "choke"), in Hindi-Urdu, is a place where paths intersect *
Artichoke The artichoke (''Cynara cardunculus'' var. ''scolymus''),Rottenberg, A., and D. Zohary, 1996: "The wild ancestry of the cultivated artichoke." Genet. Res. Crop Evol. 43, 53–58. also known by the other names: French artichoke, globe artichoke, ...
(or 'chokes), vegetable using the flower head * Sunchoke, vegetable using the tuber {{disambiguation