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According to WordNet, the verb "choke" has 14 sense(s).

200391021 suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him".

200077606 cause to retch or choke.

201478603 become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up".

202423999 check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger".

202529669 fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience".

200077698 struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged".

200077950 constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing.

200391203 become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village".

200002724 breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband".

201476180 impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children".

201570744 wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent".

200358431 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".

200173159 reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor".

201570562 be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat".


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