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choke on

choke on verb: to refuse to accept (something).

Verb

choke on (third-person singular simple present chokes on, present participle choking on, simple past and past participle choked on)

  1. (figuratively, slang) To refuse to accept (something).
    • I told him what happened, but he choked on the truth.

Forms of choke on

third-person singular presentchokes on
present participlechoking on
past participlechoked on
pastchoked on

Questions about choke on

What does choke on mean?
Choke on means to refuse to accept (something).
What part of speech is choke on?
Choke on is a verb.
What is the past tense of choke on?
The past tense of choke on is choked on.

Words near choke on in the dictionary

  1. choke down
  2. choke full
  3. choke hold
  4. choke holds
  5. choke off
  6. choke on
  7. choke out
  8. choke pear
  9. choke pears
  10. choke point
  11. choke points

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