(n) the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe, Syn. throttling, strangulation, strangling, Example:no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
(n) a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current, Syn. choke coil, choking coil
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
. (Elec.) A coil of small resistance and large inductance, used in an alternating-current circuit to impede or throttle the current, or to change its phase; -- called also reactance coil or reactor, these terms being now preferred in engineering usage. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
[因噎废食 / 因噎廢食, yīn yē fèi shíㄧㄣ ㄧㄝ ㄈㄟˋ ㄕˊ] lit. not eating for fear of choking (成语 saw); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk#59530