Synonyms for Choke (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current):
choke coil, choking coil
WordNet sense 2 (become or cause to become obstructed):
clog, congest, foul, back up, choke off, clog up
WordNet sense 3 (impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of):
asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate
WordNet sense 4 (wring the neck of):
scrag
WordNet sense 5 (be too tight; rub or press):
fret, gag
WordNet sense 6 (pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life):
conk, croak, decease, die, exit, expire, go, pass, perish, pass away, pop off, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, snuff it
WordNet sense 7 (reduce the air supply):
throttle
WordNet sense 8 (constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing):
strangle
From the ODE community, based on WordNet
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