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To become strained with emotion
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- To become strained with emotion
- (Informal) To be unable to perform efficiently, as in a sporting event, because of tension, strong emotion, etc.
- To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling.
To prevent or limit speech in (a legislative body)
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- To prevent or limit speech in (a legislative body)
- To experience a regurgitative spasm in the throat, as from revulsion to a food or smell or in reflexive response to an introduced object.
- (Mech.) To choke or stop up (a valve, etc.)
(Idiomatic) To continue, to hold and to manage well.
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- (Idiomatic) To continue, to hold and to manage well.
- (Idiomatic) To restrain; to check.
To be or become silent or still.
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- To be or become silent or still.
- To stop making noise; be or become quiet or silent
- To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up :
To prevent the expression of; stifle
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- To prevent the expression of; stifle
- To wrap or cover in order to deaden or prevent sound
- To repress; stifle.
To cool (hot steel, etc.) suddenly by plunging into water, oil, or the like
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- To cool (hot steel, etc.) suddenly by plunging into water, oil, or the like
- To put out (a fire, for example); extinguish.
- To overcome; subdue; suppress
To hold back or prevent by an act of volition:
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- To hold back or prevent by an act of volition:
- To put down or subdue by force:
- To control so strictly or severely as to prevent the natural development or expression of
To be concealed or suppressed.
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- To be concealed or suppressed.
- To conceal, suppress, or hide:
- To hide or suppress by or as by covering; stifle
(Archaic) To crush by trampling.
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- (Archaic) To crush by trampling.
- To produce a splashing, squishing, or sucking sound, as when walking through ooze.
- To suppress or silence completely and with a crushing effect
To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).
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- To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).
- To suppress or repress; hold back; check, stop, inhibit, etc.
- To kill by preventing respiration; smother or suffocate.
To kill by squeezing the throat as with the hands, a noose, etc., so as to shut off the breath; throttle; choke
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- To kill by squeezing the throat as with the hands, a noose, etc., so as to shut off the breath; throttle; choke
- To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle.
- To suppress, repress, or stifle:
To inhibit the expression of:
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- To inhibit the expression of:
- To inhibit the expression of (a gene):
- To restrain the growth, activity, or release of:
To lessen the speed of (an engine, vehicle, etc.) by this or similar means; slow (down)
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- To lessen the speed of (an engine, vehicle, etc.) by this or similar means; slow (down)
- To choke; strangle
- To stop the utterance or action of; censor or suppress
To stay clear of; go around or away from:
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- To stay clear of; go around or away from:
- To prevent from happening:
- To refrain from using, engaging in, or partaking of:
To ignore, fail to consult, etc.
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- To ignore, fail to consult, etc.
- To go around instead of through; use a bypass to avoid
- To avoid (an obstacle) by using an alternative channel, passage, or route.
To surround or encircle with evils, enmity, etc.; entrap
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- To surround or encircle with evils, enmity, etc.; entrap
- To get the better of or prevent from happening by craft or ingenuity
- To avoid or evade
To use tricks, deceits, or evasions; be shifty
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- To use tricks, deceits, or evasions; be shifty
- To avoid (a blow, etc.) by moving or shifting quickly aside
- To avoid meeting
To lower quickly, especially so as to avoid something:
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- To lower quickly, especially so as to avoid something:
- (Slang) To move (in or out) quickly
- (Informal) To avoid or evade
To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
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- To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
- To escape detection, notice, or understanding by
- To avoid or escape from by quickness, cunning, etc.; evade
To manage to keep away from; avoid
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- To manage to keep away from; avoid
- To break loose from confinement; get free:
- To avoid a serious or unwanted outcome:
To refrain from (doing something).
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- To refrain from (doing something).
- To keep away from (something harmful or disliked); shun; avoid; abstain from
- To avoid using, accepting, participating in, or partaking of:
To avoid doing or answering directly; get around; get out of
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- To avoid doing or answering directly; get around; get out of
- To avoid complying with or fulfilling:
- To avoid or escape from by deceit or cleverness; elude
To refuse to accept socially; avoid having social contact with:
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- To refuse to accept socially; avoid having social contact with:
- To keep away from; avoid scrupulously or consistently, often, specif., as a practice by a group against a co-worker, coreligionist, etc. who has fallen out of favor
- To avoid, especially persistently.
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Find another word for burke. In this page you can discover 32 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for burke, like: choke, gag, hold back, hold down, hush, muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch and stifle.
