strangle

kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

die from strangulation

prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"

constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"