Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

choke up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: choke up
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To (temporarily) lose one's power of speech, because of strong emotion.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cause (a person) temporarily to lose the power of speech, because of strong emotion.

Transitive verb

verb

To cease talking.

Intransitive verb

verb

To block up; to cause something to be blocked.

Transitive verb

verb

To hold the bat higher (farther from the knob) than is normal.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Hearing that song always makes me choke up."
"The point overlooking the sea has beautiful scenery. It's over that away. Such a beautiful place gets me all choked up."
"It chokes me up to think about how he died."
"The bodies choked up the entrance, barring the egress of those behind."
""[…] All the leading entrances to the station, all the platforms within and all the passages without, were absolutely choked up with men and women and children, and hundreds of them could not get away until midnight.""

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

stuff lug block

Questions

What does choke up mean?: To (temporarily) lose one's power of speech, because of strong emotion.

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