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chokes off

chokes off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of choke off.

Meaning of choke off

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To get rid of; to cause to come to an end.
  2. (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
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To choke up; to choke on words.
  4. (idiomatic, transitive) To cause (someone) to lose interest or drift off from a conversation.

Questions about chokes off

What is chokes off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Chokes off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of choke off.

Words near chokes off in the dictionary

  1. chokers
  2. chokes
  3. chokes a darkie
  4. chokes back
  5. chokes down
  6. chokes off
  7. chokes on
  8. chokes out
  9. chokes the chicken
  10. chokes the luff
  11. chokes up

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