(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
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. ]