verschlucken — meaning in English

English meaning

• choke verb To be unable to breathe because something is blocking the throat or windpipe.
• swallow verb To move food or drink from the mouth down into the stomach.

Senses

verschlucken is used for these senses in English:

• choke (intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
• swallow up To completely enclose or envelop.

choke — full definition

1. verb To be unable to breathe because something is blocking the throat or windpipe.
2. verb To squeeze someone's throat so they cannot breathe; to strangle.
3. verb To perform badly under pressure at a crucial moment, especially when close to winning.
4. noun A valve that adjusts the fuel-air mixture in an engine, especially to help start it when cold.

swallow — full definition

1. verb To move food or drink from the mouth down into the stomach.
2. verb To accept or believe something readily, often too readily.
3. verb To put up with something unpleasant without complaining or retaliating.
4. noun A small, fast-flying migratory bird with a forked tail that catches insects in flight.

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