choke

Sense 1 noun

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

Sense 2 verb

breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion

She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband

Sense 3 noun

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

Sense 4 verb

be too tight; rub or press

This neckband is choking the cat

Sense 5 verb

wring the neck of

The man choked his opponent

Sense 6 verb

constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

Sense 7 verb

struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

he swallowed a fishbone and gagged

Sense 8 verb

fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation

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

Sense 9 verb

check or slow down the action or effect of

She choked her anger

Sense 10 verb

become or cause to become obstructed

The leaves clog our drains in the Fall

Sense 11 verb

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

The foul air was slowly suffocating the children

Sense 12 verb

become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

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

Sense 13 verb

suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

His job suffocated him

Sense 14 verb

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

She died from cancer

Sense 15 verb

reduce the air supply

choke a carburetor

Sense 16 verb

cause to retch or choke