choke off

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choke off

verb chokes off · choking off · choked off

idiomatic, transitive To get rid of; to cause to come to an end.
idiomatic, transitive To stop (someone or something) in the execution of a purpose or task; to stop (someone) from doing something. to choke off a speaker by uproar
idiomatic, intransitive, transitive To choke up; to choke on words.
idiomatic, transitive To cause (someone) to lose interest or drift off from a conversation.

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@misc{choke_off_2026,
  title = {choke off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/choke%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}