noun
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
-
no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
• Syn: ↑choking, ↑strangulation, ↑throttling
• Derivationally related forms: ↑throttle (for: ↑throttling), ↑strangulate (for: ↑strangulation), ↑strangle (for: ↑strangulation), ↑strangle, ↑choke (for: ↑choking)
• Hypernyms: ↑suffocation, ↑asphyxiation
Useful english dictionary. 2012.