choke
verb
1 verb on food, smoke, etc INTRANSITIVEI was choking bhí mé do mo thachtadhshe choked on a bone tachtadh ar chnámh íhe choked on a crust chuaigh crústa lena anáilhe choked to death on his own vomit fuair sé bás de bharr gur thacht a orla féin éthe smoke was making me choke bhí an toit do mo thachtadh, bhí an deatach do mo phlúchadh 2 verb strangle TRANSITIVEtacht verb I'll choke you! tachtfaidh mé thú!he choked her to death thacht sé chun báis íTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb block TRANSITIVEtacht verb plúch verb the moss is choking the grass tá an caonach ag tachtadh an fhéirshe's choked with the flu tá sí plúchta leis an bhfliúthe bridge was choked with traffic bhí an droichead plúchta le trácht, bhí an droichead ina thranglam le trácht 4 verb prevent progress TRANSITIVEmúch verb plúch verb they choked the midfield phlúch siad lár na páircethe red tape is choking us táimid báite sa mhaorlathas, táimid cuibhrithe sa mhaorlathas, táimid in abar sa mhaorlathas 5 verb tears, laughter, etc
TRANSITIVEtacht verb múch verb plúch verb the tears choked her bhí na deora á tachtadh, bhí tocht goil uirthi
INTRANSITIVEI almost choked with laughter dóbair gur tachtadh leis na gáirí méI was choking with anger bhí an fhearg do mo phlúchadh
6 verb especially SPOR lose your nerve INTRANSITIVEdo mhisneach a chailleadh loic verb he choked on the day loic sé ar an lá, thit an lug ar an lag air ar an lá, chlis air ar an lánoun
7 noun AUTO of vehicletachtaire masc4 8 noun BOT, FOOD of artichokecroí masc4 9 noun SPOR in wrestlingtachtadh masc