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choke the luff

choke the luff verb: to temporarily stop the movement of a rope through a block by jamming the sheave with the hauling rope; a pull on the rope releases it.

Verb

choke the luff (third-person singular simple present chokes the luff, present participle choking the luff, simple past and past participle choked the luff)

  1. To temporarily stop the movement of a rope through a block by jamming the sheave with the hauling rope; a pull on the rope releases it.

Forms of choke the luff

third-person singular presentchokes the luff
present participlechoking the luff
past participlechoked the luff
pastchoked the luff

Questions about choke the luff

What does choke the luff mean?
Choke the luff means to temporarily stop the movement of a rope through a block by jamming the sheave with the hauling rope; a pull on the rope releases it.
What part of speech is choke the luff?
Choke the luff is a verb.
What is the past tense of choke the luff?
The past tense of choke the luff is choked the luff.

Words near choke the luff in the dictionary

  1. choke point
  2. choke points
  3. choke price
  4. choke prices
  5. choke the chicken
  6. choke the luff
  7. choke tube
  8. choke tubes
  9. choke up
  10. choke valve
  11. choke valves

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