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choke

Definition

verb: to become unable to breathe usually because something gets stuck in your throat or because the air is not good for breathing
verb: to check or block normal breathing of by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air
often + 'out'
synonyms: stifle, stick, repress

Examples

A growth on the artery wall is 'choking off' the blood supply.
He was 'choking back tears' as he talked about his late wife.
She 'choked' to death. = She died by 'choking'.

Movie quotes

(..) right down to King's Landing, they're laughing at us. I hear it in my sleep! I'm not dead yet, unfortunately for you. And I'll not leave this world until they all choke on that laughter. Take that castle back. He'll never yield, Father. Oh, he'll yield. You'll show him the knife you used (..)
2016 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Blood of My Blood Season: 6 Episode 6