Choke
Overview
Choke may refer to:
  • Choking
    Choking
    Choking is the mechanical obstruction of the flow of air from the environment into the lungs. Choking prevents breathing, and can be partial or complete, with partial choking allowing some, although inadequate, flow of air into the lungs. Prolonged or complete choking results in asphyxia which...

    , obstruction of airflow into the lungs
    • Choke (horse)
      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 dehydrated. A secondary condition, aspiration pneumonia, may also develop if food material and saliva accumulate...

      , a condition in horses in which the esophagus is blocked
    • Choking game
      Choking game
      The fainting game , refers to intentionally cutting off oxygen to the brain with the goal of inducing temporary syncope and euphoria. There are two distinct methods used to achieve oxygen deprivation: strangulation and self-induced hypocapnia.-Differences from erotic asphyxiation:According to Dr...

      , a schoolyard game involving deprivation of oxygen to the brain
    • Chokehold
      Chokehold
      A chokehold or choke is a general term for grappling hold that critically reduces or prevents either air or blood from passing through the neck of an opponent. The restriction may be of one or both and depends on the hold used and the reaction of the victim...

      , a grappling hold performed on the neck that serves to render the opponent unconscious
  • Choke (sports)
    Choke (sports)
    In sports, a "choke" is the failure of an athlete or an athletic team to win a game or tournament when the player or team had been strongly favored to win or had squandered a large lead in the late stages of the event...

    , a failure to win a competition after being expected to do so

  • Choke (electronics)
    Choke (electronics)
    A choke is a coil of insulated wire, often wound on a magnetic core, used as a passive inductor which blocks higher-frequency alternating current in an electrical circuit while passing signals of much lower frequency and direct current by having an impedance largely determined by reactance, which...

    , an inductor used to block signals of particular frequencies
  • Choked flow
    Choked flow
    Choked flow is a compressible flow effect. The parameter that becomes "choked" or "limited" is the velocity or the mass flow rate.Choked flow is a fluid dynamic condition associated with the Venturi effect...

    , a restriction of fluid flow under pressure, in which the fluid reaches sonic flow
  • Choke point
    Choke point
    In military strategy, a choke point is a geographical feature on land such as a valley, defile or a bridge, or at sea such as a strait which an armed force is forced to pass, sometimes on a substantially narrower front, and therefore greatly decreasing its combat power, in order to reach its...

    , a constriction in a conduit or transport system, e.g.
Quotations

So if you think this is going to save you... :If you think anything is going to save you... :Please consider this your final warning

The world won't end with a whimper or a bang, but with a discreet, tasteful announcement: 'Bill Rivervale, phone call holding, line two.' Then nothing.

This is the world we live in. I've been there, taken the MCAT. The Medical College Admission Test. I went to the USC School of Medicine long enough to know that a mole is never just a mole. That a simple headache means brain tumors, means double vision, numbness, vomiting followed by seizures, drowsiness, death.

A little muscle twitch means rabies, means muscle cramps, thrist, confusion, and drooling, followed by seizures, coma, death. Acne means ovarian cysts. Feeling a little tired means tuberculosis. Bloodshot eyes mean meningitis. Drowsiness is the first sign of typhoid. Those floaters you see cross your eyes on sunny days, they mean your retina is detaching. You're going blind.

The diseases a mother can pass to her baby are TORCH: Toxoplasmosis, Other (meaning syphilis and HIV), Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, and Herpes. It helps if you can picture a mother passing the torch to her baby.

The glue and resin smell in new cars is formaldehyde, she'd tell him, the same thing they use to preserve dead bodies.

If you're ever in a big hotel lobby, and they start to play 'The Blue Danube Waltz,' get the hell out. Don't think, run.

You tell me, what does it get you if you can square root a triangle and then some terrorist shoots you in the head?

Here in your mind you have complete privacy. Here there's no difference between what is and what could be.

 
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