choke

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. strangle, suffocate, garrote; stifle, obstruct, clog, jam, plug. See closure, killing.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To deprive of air]

Syn. asphyxiate, strangle, strangulate, stifle, throttle, garrote, drown, overpower, noose, gibbet, smother, gag, grab by the throat, wring the neck, stop the breath, kill by suffocation, cut off one's air supply, suffocate; see also gag 1 , kill 1 .

2. [To be deprived of air]

Syn. strangle, gag, gasp, suffocate, be out of air, drown, burn out, die out, smother, throttle, die by asphyxiation; see also die 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. strangle throttle, garrote, asphyxiate, suffocate, smother, stifle, wring.

2. clog obstruct, block, close off, occlude, dam, seal, shut, constrict, restrict.

ANT.: 2. unclog, free, open

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To interfere with or stop the normal breathing of, especially by constricting the windpipe: strangle, throttle. See BREATH. 2. To stop the breathing of: asphyxiate, smother, stifle, suffocate. See BREATH. 3. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check. Also used with back: burke, gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle. Informal: sit on (or upon). See RESTRAINT. 4. To plug up something, as a hole, space, or container: block, clog, close, congest, cork, fill, plug, stop. See FULL. 5. To be unsuccessful: fail, fall through. Informal: fall down, flop. Slang: bomb. Idioms: fail of success, fall short. See THRIVE. II noun Something used to fill a hole, space, or container: cork, fill, plug, stop, stopper. See FULL.