choke [choked, choking, chokes](be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe) verb [UK: tʃəʊk] [US: tʃoʊk]
suffocate [suffocated, suffocating, suffocates]((intransitive) to suffer from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body) verb [UK: ˈsʌ.fək.eɪt] [US: ˈsʌ.fəˌket]