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▸  choke off PHRASAL VERB To choke off financial growth means to restrict or control the rate at which a country's economy can grow. □ [V P n] They warned the Chancellor that raising taxes in the Budget could choke off the recovery.

choked /tʃoʊ kt/ ADJ [ADJ n, v-link ADJ with n] If you say something in a choked voice or if your voice is choked with emotion, your voice does not have its full sound, because you are upset or frightened. □  'Why did Ben do that?' she asked, in a choked voice. □ [+ with ] One young conscript rose with a message of thanks, his voice choked with emotion.

chok|er /tʃoʊ kə ^r / (chokers ) N‑COUNT A choker is a necklace or band of material that fits very closely round a woman's neck. □  …a pearl choker.

chol|era /kɒ lərə/ N‑UNCOUNT Cholera is a serious disease that often kills people. It is caused by drinking infected water or by eating infected food. □  …a cholera epidemic.

chol|er|ic /kɒ lər I k/ ADJ A choleric person gets angry very easily. You can also use choleric to describe a person who is very angry. [FORMAL ] □  …his choleric disposition. □  He was affable at one moment, choleric the next.

cho|les|ter|ol /kəle stərɒl, [AM ] -rɔːl/ N‑UNCOUNT Cholesterol is a substance that exists in the fat, tissues, and blood of all animals. Too much cholesterol in a person's blood can cause heart disease. □  …a dangerously high cholesterol level.

chomp /tʃɒ mp/ (chomps , chomping , chomped )

1 VERB If a person or animal chomps their way through food or chomps on food, they chew it noisily. [INFORMAL ] □ [V + way through ] I would chomp my way through breakfast, even though I'm not hungry. □ [V prep/adv] I lost a tooth while chomping on a French baguette! [Also V n]

2to chomp at the bit → see bit

choose ◆◆◇ /tʃuː z/ (chooses , choosing , chose , chosen )

1 VERB If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have. □ [V n] They will be able to choose their own leaders in democratic elections. □ [V n to-inf] …citizens who had chosen that weekend to begin their holiday. □ [V + from/between ] There are several patchwork cushions to choose from. □ [be V -ed + as ] Houston was chosen as the site for the convention. □ [V -ed] He did well in his chosen profession. [Also V n + as , V ]

2 VERB If you choose to do something, you do it because you want to or because you feel that it is right. □ [V to-inf] They knew that discrimination was going on, but chose to ignore it. □ [V ] You can just take out the interest each year, if you choose.

3 PHRASE If there is little to choose between people or things or nothing to choose between them, it is difficult to decide which is better or more suitable. [mainly BRIT ] □  There is very little to choose between the world's top tennis players.

4 PHRASE The chosen few are a small group who are treated better than other people. You sometimes use this expression when you think this is unfair. □  Learning should no longer be an elitist pastime for the chosen few.

5to pick and choose → see pick

choosy /tʃuː zi/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] Someone who is choosy is difficult to please because they will only accept something if it is exactly what they want or if it is of very high quality. [mainly INFORMAL ] □ [+ about ] Skiers should be particularly choosy about the insurance policy they buy.

chop ◆◇◇ /tʃɒ p/ (chops , chopping , chopped )