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Meaning of choke the luff | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

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.

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

choke up chokebore chokebored chokebores chokeboring choked

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