choke
vb, choked chok*ing vt : to keep from breathing in a normal way by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air vi : to have the trachea blocked entirely or partly , n 1 : the act of choking 2 chokes pl : decompression sickness when marked by suffocation - used with the .
Similar sounding terms: cheek chg chi·goe shock
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