choke in WordNet English dictionary

1. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
   "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
   suffocate  stifle  asphyxiate  choke 
   
2. become or cause to become obstructed
   "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
   clog  choke off  clog up  back up  congest  choke  foul 
   
3. breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
   "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
   choke 
   
4. cause to retch or choke
   gag  choke 
   
5. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
   "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
   gag  choke  strangle  suffocate 
   
6. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
   choke  strangle 
   
7. reduce the air supply
   "choke a carburetor"
   choke  throttle 
   
8. suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
   "His job suffocated him"
   suffocate  choke 
   
9. become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
   "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
   suffocate  choke 
   
10. be too tight; rub or press
    "This neckband is choking the cat"
    choke  gag  fret 
    
11. wring the neck of
    "The man choked his opponent"
    choke  scrag 
    
12. check or slow down the action or effect of
    "She choked her anger"
    choke 
    
13. fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
    "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"
    choke 
    
14. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
    "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
    die  decease  perish  go  exit  pass away  expire  pass  kick the bucket  cash in one's chips  buy the farm  conk  give-up the ghost  drop dead  pop off  choke  croak  snuff it 
    

1. a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
   choke 
   
2. a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
   choke  choke coil  choking coil