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eavesdropping

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aria-hidden='true'>, chorus consort glee club

Examples

Noun

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1596, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English quer, from Anglo-French queor, from Medieval Latin chorus, from Latin, chorus — more at chorus

choir

noun

Synonyms

choke

verb

ˈchōk

choked; choking

transitive verb
to check or block normal breathing of by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air //The unwary guard was choked to death by a prisoner.
to check or hinder the growth, development, or activity of //The flowers were choked by the weeds.
to obstruct by filling up or clogging //Leaves choked the drain.
to fill completely jam //roads choked with traffic
to enrich the fuel mixture of (a motor) by partially shutting off the air intake of the carburetor
to grip (something, such as a baseball bat) some distance from the end of the handle —usually used with up aria-hidden='true'>, chorus consort glee club

Examples

Noun

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1596, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English quer, from Anglo-French queor, from Medieval Latin chorus, from Latin, chorus — more at chorus

choir

noun

choke

verb

ˈchōk

choked; choking

transitive verb
to check or block normal breathing of by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air //The unwary guard was choked to death by a prisoner.
to check or hinder the growth, development, or activity of //The flowers were choked by the weeds.
to obstruct by filling up or clogging //Leaves choked the drain.
to fill completely jam //roads choked with traffic
to enrich the fuel mixture of (a motor) by partially shutting off the air intake of the carburetor
to grip (something, such as a baseball bat) some distance from the end of the handle —usually used with up