verb (past tense and past participle of 'choke') as in strong fondness

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Example:An accident occurred where the victim was strangled.

Definition:To cause death by compressing the neck or throat

From strangled

Example:The dense smoke caused people to suffocate in the building.

Definition:To deprive of air, leading to death or unconsciousness

From suffocated

Example:The blanket was so thick that the baby was smothered.

Definition:To cover so completely as to prevent breath or growth

From smothered

Example:The henchman gagged him before leading him to the next location.

Definition:Unable to speak or to breathe freely because the mouth is covered, or as if covered, by something

From gagged

Example:He swallowed the bitter truth.

Definition:To take into the mouth and swallow

From swallowed