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Definition of Choke up
1. Verb. Obstruct. "Her arteries are blocked"
Generic synonyms: Back Up, Choke, Choke Off, Clog, Clog Up, Congest, Foul
Derivative terms: Block, Blockage
Antonyms: Unstuff
Definition of Choke up
1. Verb. (idiomatic intransitive) To (temporarily) lose one's power of speech, because of embarrassment, fear etc. ¹
2. Verb. (idiomatic transitive) To block up, to cause something to be blocked. ¹
3. Verb. (idiomatic transitive) To block, to block up (figuratively) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Choke Up
Literary usage of Choke up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Compendious View of the Late Tumults & Troubles in this Kingdom, by Way of by James Wright (1685)
"... and Mole atr<«9g«?r, to choke up the Haven, and to bring off the Ordinance,
... choke up ..."
2. Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention of the National Association of Life by LIfe Underwriters Association of Canada (1904)
"No man can afford to choke up all the channels of life,—save one. That will mean
that certain elements of his nature will die,—even as the great scientist ..."
3. Report of the Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention of the American by American Railway Master Mechanics' Association (1906)
"If we have to get down to a stack 22 inches high, I do not see the necessity of
enlarging it on the top, from the choke up. I think if we would run the ..."
4. The Engineer's & Mechanic's Encyclopeadia ...: The Machinery & Processes by Luke Hebert (1849)
"... causes them to fall down again into the retort without proceeding further to
choke up the pipe, while the more gaseous products pass on through the' ..."
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