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choke off
Overview of verb choke-off
The verb choke off has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) choke off, choke down, choke back -- (suppress; "He choked down his rage")
2. (1) clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul -- (become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up")
Antonyms of verb choke-off
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb choke-off
2 senses of choke off
Sense 1
choke off, choke down, choke back
=> suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 2
clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul
=> obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
=> impede, hinder
=> prevent, keep
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb choke-off
1 of 2 senses of choke off
Sense 2
clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul
=> gum up
=> crap up
=> stuff, lug, choke up, block
=> silt up, silt
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb choke-off
2 senses of choke off
Sense 1
choke off, choke down, choke back
=> suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Sense 2
clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul
=> obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
'Cause To' of verb choke-off
Derived Forms of verb choke-off
Domain of verb choke-off
Domain Terms of verb choke-off
Familiarity of verb choke-off
choke off used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb choke-off
2 senses of choke off
Sense 1
choke off, choke down, choke back
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb choke-off
2 senses of choke off
Sense 1
choke off, choke down, choke back
> suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> wink, blink, blink away
=> stifle, dampen
=> choke off, choke down, choke back
=> hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
=> burke
=> silence
=> squelch, quell, quench
=> smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress
Sense 2
clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul
> obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
=> blockade, block off
=> barricade, barricado
=> barricade
=> suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke
=> tie up
=> dam, dam up
=> screen, block out
=> land up, earth up
=> barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
=> clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb choke-off
Sense 1
choke off, choke down, choke back
=> suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
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Sense 2
clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul
=> obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
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