Having been unable to breathe due to airway obstruction (choking) or strangulation, but usually to the point of pain and discomfort without death.
(figuratively) Blocked or obstructed by thick material, often plant growth.
It gave the green light to pedestrianisation of the station's porte cochère (which had been traffic-choked when used as a drop-off point by motorists), [...]. 2022 November 16, Paul Stephen, “Stations earn a deserved NRA ovation: Large: Nottingham”, in RAIL, number 970, page 46: