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choke

1. a device in the carburettor of a petrol engine that enriches the petrol-air mixture by reducing the air supply

2. any constriction or mechanism for reducing the flow of a fluid in a pipe, tube, etc.

3. Electronics an inductor having a relatively high impedance, used to prevent the passage of high frequencies or to smooth the output of a rectifier

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(jargon)

choke - To fail to process input or, more generally, to fail at any endeavor. E.g. "NULs make System V's "lpr(1)" choke." See barf, gag.