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Meanings of choke off in English

Portuguese
entupir
Catalan
empantanegar-se

Become or cause to become obstructed.

    entupir
    Catalan
    empassar-se

    Suppress.

          empassar-se
          Usage of choke off in English
          1
          Beijing has denied any plans to choke off shipments of the minerals.
          Reuters
          2
          Until her doubts and fears had begun to choke off her feelings.
          Midnight hero
          3
          You know it's worse than hell to have to choke off short.
          Under Fire
          4
          Defensively, the Dolphins need to choke off the Jets' running game.
          Reuters
          5
          For instance, sharp tax hikes could choke off the nascent recovery.
          The South African
          6
          But it does seem hard lines-andbad policy-tochoke off men like you.
          Far to Seek / A Romance of England and India
          7
          I heard Mr. Pike growl to himself, then choke off utterance.
          The Mutiny of the Elsinore
          8
          O, you cannot choke off a woman's curiosity quite so easily.
          Number Seventeen
          9
          Investors are concerned that a spike in oil could choke off a consumer recovery.
          Reuters
          10
          It then reimposed crippling sanctions on Iran, aiming to choke off its oil exports.
          The South African
          11
          This raised fears the government will tighten monetary policy to choke off excessive demand.
          Reuters
          12
          He would have to get him around the throat to choke off any outcry.
          The Revolt on Venus
          13
          Something ought to be done to choke off this flood of European criminal immigration.
          The Net
          14
          If we can choke off such idiots, our work will be a lot easier.
          A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium
          15
          Her claws slice his skin and choke off his breath.
          Shadowglass: the shadowfae chronicles
          16
          Opponents say a higher cap will raise healthcare costs and choke off access to care.
          Reuters
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          Translations for choke off
          Portuguese
          entupir
          Choke off through the time
          Choke off across language varieties
          United States of America
          Common
          United Kingdom
          Less common