{"era":"current","word":"choke","meaning":"To prevent from breathing by obstructing the windpipe or air passages.","children":[{"era":"13th century","word":"choke","meaning":"to strangle, to suffocate","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"ceocian","meaning":"to gasp, to choke","children":[],"language":"Old English"}],"language":"English"}],"language":"Modern English"}