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Thesaurus: choky

so tight as to tend to choke

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  1. adj. so tight as to tend to choke
  2. n. British slang (dated) for a prison
  3. 1. Tending to choke or suffocate, or having power to suffocate. 2. Inclined to choke, as a person affected with strong emotion. "A deep and choky voice." Aytoun. The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey. T. Hughes.
  4. s. so tight as to tend to choke