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choke off

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. choke off, choke down, choke backverb

    suppress

    "He choked down his rage"

  2. clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foulverb

    become or cause to become obstructed

    "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"

Wiktionary

  1. choke offverb

    To get rid of, cause to come to an end.

ChatGPT

  1. choke off

    To choke off means to stop or suppress something, often gradually, such as by restricting resources or cutting off supplies. It can be used in various contexts including finance, resources, conversations, or actions. For example, governments might choke off funding to a certain program, or someone might choke off a conversation by refusing to engage further.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of choke off in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of choke off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of choke off in a Sentence

  1. Andrew Gounardes:

    This is not meant to choke off the entire 21st century. This is meant to help regulate it.

  2. Joseph Farrell:

    The secret of all power is - save your force. If you want high pressure you must choke off waste.

  3. Sherrod Brown:

    Given the slack in the labor market and the minuscule increases in the wages for most Americans, The Fed should continue to be patient so as not to choke off the recovery at a time when the stronger dollar is already putting pressure on it.


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