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choke verb

  /t͡ʃoʊk/ , /t͡ʃəʊk/
  • (intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
 atragantarse, ahogarse, atarugarse, atorarse, engolliparse, sofocarse
  • (transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
 estrangular, aforcar, ahorcar, asfixiar, enforcar, enhorcar
  • (intransitive, colloquial) To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition, especially when one appears to be clearly winning.
 cruzazulear

choke noun

  /t͡ʃoʊk/ , /t͡ʃəʊk/
  • A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
 estrangulador, ahogador, cebador
  • (sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
 estrangulamiento

choking noun

  /ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ/ , /ˈt͡ʃoʊkɪŋ/
  • The act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breathe.
 ahogo
choke down
asfixiarse, atragantarse
choke collar
cadena estranguladora
choke off
acallar
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