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choke

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

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

verb: breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"

verb: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"

verb: wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"

verb: constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

verb: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

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"

verb: check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"

verb: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"

verb: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

verb: become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"

verb: suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"

verb: 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"

verb: reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"

verb: cause to retch or choke