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choked the luff

choked the luff is the simple past and past participle of choke the luff.

Meaning of choke the luff

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.

Questions about choked the luff

What is choked the luff the simple past and past participle of?
Choked the luff is the simple past and past participle of choke the luff.

Words near choked the luff in the dictionary

  1. choked down
  2. choked off
  3. choked on
  4. choked out
  5. choked the chicken
  6. choked the luff
  7. choked up
  8. chokedamp
  9. chokedamps
  10. chokedar
  11. chokedars

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