Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

choke off

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: choke off
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get rid of; to cause to come to an end.

Transitive verb

verb

To stop (someone or something) in the execution of a purpose or task; to stop (someone) from doing something.

Transitive verb

verb

To choke up; to choke on words.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To cause (someone) to lose interest or drift off from a conversation.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"to choke off a speaker by uproar"
""It was a discreditable business. There were one or two folk who were inclined to take him seriously, but he soon choked them off." "How?" "Well, by his insufferable rudeness and impossible behavior.""

Usage

Inflected Forms

chokes off (present, singular) choking off (participle, present) choked off (participle, past) choked off (past)

Synonyms

choke down choke back clog clog up back up congest choke foul crap up

Questions

What does choke off mean?: To get rid of; to cause to come to an end.

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