- ácéocian
- 1. wv/t2 3rd pres ácéocaþ past ácéocode ptp ácéocod to choke; 2. wv/i2 to burn out
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
ácéocian
Look at other dictionaries:
choke — I. verb (choked; choking) Etymology: Middle English, alteration of achoken, from Old English ācēocian, from ā , perfective prefix + cēoce, cēace jaw, cheek more at abide, cheek Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to check or block normal… … New Collegiate Dictionary
choke — chokeable, adj. /chohk/, v., choked, choking, n. v.t. 1. to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle. 2. to stop by or as if by strangling or stifling: The sudden wind choked his words. 3. to stop by filling;… … Universalium
choke — 1. To prevent respiration by compression or obstruction of the larynx or trachea; common expression for laryngospasm. 2. Any obstruction of the esophagus in herbivorous animals by a partly swallowed foreign body … Medical dictionary
choke — choke1 [tʃəuk US tʃouk] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: achoke to choke (11 14 centuries), from Old English aceocian] 1.) to be unable to breathe properly because something is in your throat or there is not enough air choke on ▪ He choked on a piece… … Dictionary of contemporary English
choke — [14] Etymologically, to choke is to cut off air by constricting the ‘cheeks’, for it is a derivative of cēoce, the Old English word for ‘cheek’. There is actually such a verb recorded, just once, from Old English: the compound ācēocian, with the… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
choke — (v.) c.1300, aphetic of acheken (c.1200), from O.E. aceocian to choke (with intensive a ), probably from root of ceoke jaw, cheek. Related: Choked; choking. The noun is recorded from 1560s. Meaning valve which controls air to a carburetor first… … Etymology dictionary
choke — choke1 verb 1》 prevent from breathing by constricting or obstructing the throat or depriving of air. ↘have difficulty in breathing because of an obstructed throat or lack of air. 2》 fill (a space) so as to make movement difficult or… … English new terms dictionary
choke — [[t]tʃoʊk[/t]] v. choked, chok•ing, n. 1) to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle 2) to stop by or as if by strangling or stifling: The sudden wind choked his words[/ex] 3) to stop by filling; obstruct;… … From formal English to slang
choke — [c]/tʃoʊk / (say chohk) verb (choked, choking) –verb (t) 1. to stop the breath of, by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle; suffocate. 2. to stop, as the breath or utterance, by or as by strangling or stifling. 3. to check or… …
choke — [14] Etymologically, to choke is to cut off air by constricting the ‘cheeks’, for it is a derivative of cēoce, the Old English word for ‘cheek’. There is actually such a verb recorded, just once, from Old English: the compound ācēocian, with the… … Word origins
