Synonyms for choke

a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current (noun)

be too tight (verb)

• gag
• fret

wring the neck of (verb)

• scrag

constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing (verb)

• strangle

struggle for breath (verb)

• suffocate

become or cause to become obstructed (verb)

• clog
• congest
• foul

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of (verb)

• stifle
• asphyxiate

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life (verb)

• die
• decease
• perish
• go
• exit
• expire
• pass
• conk

reduce the air supply (verb)

• throttle