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to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air
- thick, black smoke choked the trapped firefighters
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to prevent passage through by filling with something
- overgrown bushes choked the narrow alleyway between the buildings
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“Choke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choke. Accessed 17 May. 2022.
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The first known use of choke was in the 14th century
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