(1):
(v. t.) To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress.
(2):
(v. t.) To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as with the hand or a rope.
(3):
(v. t.) To stifle, choke, or suffocate in any manner.
(4):
(v. i.) To be strangled, or suffocated.