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to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe<let go of my throat—youʼre choking me!>Synonymsgarrote (or garotte), strangle, throttleRelated Wordsasphyxiate, smother, suffocateNear Antonymsrestore, resuscitate, revive
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to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe<the recommended procedure for helping someone who is choking>SynonymsgagRelated Wordsheave, retch, throw up, vomit; asphyxiate, smother, suffocateNear Antonymsbreathe, respire
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to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air<thick, black smoke choked the trapped fire fighters>— see smother 1
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to prevent passage through<overgrown bushes choked the narrow alleyway between the buildings>— see clog 1
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