choke

choke (http://definr.com/choke)

     n 1: a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in
          electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate
          alternating current [syn: choke coil, choking coil]
     2: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of
        a gasoline engine
     v 1: breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong
          emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about
          her deceased husband"
     2: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the
        cat" [syn: gag, fret]
     3: wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent" [syn: scrag]
     4: constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
     5: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he
        swallowed a fishbone and gagged" [syn: gag, suffocate]
     6: fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The
        team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing
        the coach and the audience"
     7: check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her
        anger"
     8: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our
        drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn: clog,
         choke off, clog up, back up, congest, foul]
        [ant: unclog]
     9: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;
        "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" [syn: suffocate,
         asphyxiate]
     10: die (colloquial); "The old man finally kicked the bucket"
         [syn: kick the bucket, buy the farm, conk, {drop
         dead}, pop off, croak, snuff it]
     11: reduce the air supply; of carburetors [syn: throttle]
     12: cause to retch or choke [syn: gag]