choking
1. a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) • Derivationally related forms: choke • Hypernyms: disorder, upset 2. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe - no evidence that the choking was done by the accused • Syn: strangling, strangulation, throttling • Derivationally related forms: throttle (for: throttling), strangulate (for: strangulation), strangle (for: strangulation), strangle (for: strangling), choke • Hypernyms: suffocation, asphyxiation
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