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chokes the luff

chokes the luff is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 chokes the luff

What is chokes the luff the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Chokes the luff is the third-person singular simple present indicative of choke the luff.

Words near chokes the luff in the dictionary

  1. chokes down
  2. chokes off
  3. chokes on
  4. chokes out
  5. chokes the chicken
  6. chokes the luff
  7. chokes up
  8. chokeslam
  9. chokeslammed
  10. chokeslamming
  11. chokeslams

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