choke

breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion

• “She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband”

be too tight; rub or press

• “This neckband is choking the cat”

wring the neck of

• “The man choked his opponent”

constrict (someone''s) throat and keep from breathing

struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

• “he swallowed a fishbone and gagged”

fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation

• “The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience”

check or slow down the action or effect of

• “She choked her anger”

become or cause to become obstructed

• “The leaves clog our drains in the Fall”
• “The water pipe is backed up”

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

• “The foul air was slowly suffocating the children”

become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

• “He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village”

suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

• “His job suffocated him”

die

• “The old man finally kicked the bucket”

reduce the air supply

• “choke a carburetor”

cause to retch or choke

a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine