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choke off

 
Verb choke off has 2 senses
  1. choke off, choke down, choke back - suppress; "He choked down his rage"
    --1 is one way to suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. 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"
    --2 is one way to obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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