1. (

• choking ,
• strangling ,
• strangulation ,
• throttling

) the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused" ;

1. (

• restrict ,
• trammel ,
• limit ,
• bound ,
• confine ,
• throttle ,

) place limits on (extent or amount or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" ;

2. (

• strangle ,
• strangulate ,
• throttle

) kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangulate his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes" ;

3. (

• choke ,
• throttle

) reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor" ;