Branches and leaves choked the sewer up.
•Rust choked up the pipes.
2. to cough or choke until something that has blocked one's windpipe is brought up. •The old man choked up the candy that was stuck in his windpipe.
•He choked up the chunk of meat and could breathe again.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
choke something down — swallow something with difficulty I attempted to choke down supper * * * ˌchoke sthˈdown derived to swallow sth with difficulty Main entry: ↑chokederived … Useful english dictionary
choke something back — SUPPRESS, hold back, fight back, bite back, swallow, check, restrain, control, repress, smother, stifle; informal keep a/the lid on. → choke * * * suppress a strong emotion or the expression of such an emotion Liz was choking back her anger * * * … Useful english dictionary
choke something off — … Useful english dictionary
choke out — [phrasal verb] choke (something) out or choke out (something) : to say (something) with difficulty because of strong emotion She tearfully choked out an apology. • • • Main Entry: ↑choke * * * ˌchoke ˈout … Useful english dictionary
choke off — verb 1. suppress (Freq. 2) He choked down his rage • Syn: ↑choke down, ↑choke back • Hypernyms: ↑suppress, ↑stamp down, ↑inhibit, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
choke — 1 verb 1 STOP BREATHING (I, T) to prevent someone from breathing, or to be prevented from breathing, because your throat is blocked or because there is not enough air: The fumes were choking me. (+ on): He choked to death on a fish bone. 2 INJURE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
choke down — verb suppress He choked down his rage • Syn: ↑choke off, ↑choke back • Hypernyms: ↑suppress, ↑stamp down, ↑inhibit, ↑subdue, ↑conquer, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
choke off something — choke off (something) to suddenly stop the movement or progress of something. He told his staff to stop talking to the press, hoping to choke off the bad publicity … New idioms dictionary
choke off — (something) to suddenly stop the movement or progress of something. He told his staff to stop talking to the press, hoping to choke off the bad publicity … New idioms dictionary
choke out something — ˌchoke ˈout | choke out sth derived to say sth with great difficulty because you feel a strong emotion • He choked out a reply. • + speech ‘I hate you!’ she choked out. Main entry: ↑chokederived … Useful english dictionary
choke — choke1 [ tʃouk ] verb * ▸ 1 not be able to breathe ▸ 2 squeeze someone s neck ▸ 3 fill so moving is hard ▸ 4 speak with difficulty ▸ 5 lose confidence and fail ▸ 6 stop growth ▸ 7 stop development ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive if… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
