A choke may be:
* Choking, obstruction of airflow into an organism'
s lungs
* Choke (
horse), a condition in horses in which the esophagus is blocked
* Choked flow, a restriction of a
gas or fluid flow under pressure
* Choke valve, a valve used in the carburetor of internal combustion engines to enrich the fuel-air mixture during startup
* Chokehold, a grappling hold performed on the
neck that aims to render the opponent unconscious
* Choking
game, a schoolyard
game of unconsciousness or near unconsciousness that is potentially lethal
* Choke pear, a variety of pear and a variety of gag
* Chokecherry, a suckering shrub or small
tree, a species of bird cherry
* Choke point, a constriction in a conduit or transport system, e.g. a narrowing of a road
* Choke (electronics), an inductor used to block signals of particular frequencies
* Choke (sports), a
failure to win a competition after an initial large lead