CHOKING
- (in sports) Fail to perform at a crucial point of a game or contest owing to a failure of nerve
- CHOKE, to impede the breathing of [v]
- (of a person or animal) Have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air
- Hinder or obstruct the breathing of (a person or animal) in such a way
- CHOKE, to throttle (to strangle (to choke to death)) [v]
- Retard the growth of or kill (a plant) by depriving it of light, air, or nourishment
- Fill (a passage or space), esp. so as to make movement difficult or impossible
- Prevent or suppress (the occurrence of something)
- Overwhelm and make (someone) speechless with a strong and typically negative feeling or emotion
- Enrich the fuel mixture in (a gasoline engine) by reducing the intake of air