The act of squeezing the neck in order to compress the carotide and/or trachea, possibly leading to unconsciousness or death.
a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless"
the act of suffocating by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
