CHOKE
- to throttle (to strangle (to choke to death)) [v CHOKED, CHOKING, CHOKES]
- to impede the breathing of [v CHOKED, CHOKES, CHOKING] : CHOKINGLY [adv]
- to stop the breath of
- to obstruct
- to be unable to breathe
- to be obstructed
- the act of choking
- device that controls the flow of air in an automobile engine
- to stop or obstruct by or as by choking
- to become or cause to become speechless, as from the effect of emotion or stress
- to become too tense or nervous to perform well