Related Clues:

• Clog
• Strangle
• Throttle
• Stifle
• Lose badly
• Fail in the clutch
• Collapse in the clutch
• Blow it in the last seconds, e.g.
• Engine valve
• Be in need of the Heimlich maneuver
• Fail in a crisis
• Asphyxiate
• Collapse under pressure
• Fail under pressure
• Air-supply valve