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choke

noun
  1. a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
  2. a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
    choke coilchoking coil
verb
  1. to breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
    “I choked with emotion when I spoke about my deceased friend.”
  2. to cause to retch or choke
    “The smoke in the room choked me.”
    gag
  3. to struggle for breath
    gagstranglesuffocate
  4. to constrict someone's throat and keep from breathing
    strangle
  5. to reduce the air supply
    “choke a carburetor”
    throttle
  6. to pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
    goexitpassdieconkcroakdeceaseexpireperishkick the bucketcash in one's chipsbuy the farmgive-up the ghostdrop deadpop offsnuff itpass away
  7. to suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
    suffocate
  8. to become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
    suffocate
  9. to impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
    stifle
  10. to become or cause to become obstructed
    clog
  11. to be too tight
    gagfret
  12. to wring the neck of
    “I choked opponent out in my last match.”
    scrag
  13. to check or slow down the action or effect of
    “They choked their anger.”
  14. to fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
    “The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience.”