choked. 1  1 : to keep from breathing in a normal way by cutting off the supply of air Many people were choked by thick smoke. 2  2 : to have the trachea blocked entirely or partly He nearly choked on a bone. 3  3 : to slow or prevent the growth or action of The flowers were choked by weeds. 4  4 : to block by clogging Leaves choked the sewer.
The median annual salary for mechanic and automotive technicians was $36,710 in 2013. The highest earners in the field made about $61,210, while the lowest-paid took home $20,920.
Generally, mechanics make a decent living, earning a median annual salary of $36,600. But most are paid according to a âflat-rateâ system, meaning that they only make money when there is actual work to be done. Meanwhile, each task only pays a pre-set number of hours, no matter how long it actually takes to complete. Sometimes this means a mechanic spends 10 hours at his shop but only has two hoursâ worth of billable work to get done, so he only gets compensated for those two hours.