CHOKE

v. 1 suffocate, asphyxiate, smother, stifle, strangle, throttle, garrotte or garrote or garotte, burke He choked his elderly victims, then stole their money 2 stop, fill (up), block (up), obstruct, congest, clog, dam (up), constrict The channel is completely choked with weeds 3 Also, choke off. smother, suppress, stifle, prohibit, frustrate, deny, obviate, cut off, stop, put a stop to; dissuade, discourage His policies choked off any chance for innovation 4 choke back or down. suppress, repress, stifle, restrain He choked back the tears when he saw the gravestone