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choking the luff

choking the luff is the present participle and gerund 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 choking the luff

What is choking the luff the present participle and gerund of?
Choking the luff is the present participle and gerund of choke the luff.

Words near choking the luff in the dictionary

  1. choking games
  2. choking off
  3. choking on
  4. choking out
  5. choking the chicken
  6. choking the luff
  7. choking up
  8. chokingly
  9. chokings
  10. chokka
  11. choklit

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