CHOKE OFF

• (verb) suppress

  "He choked down his rage"

  synonyms : choke back , choke down

• (verb) become or cause to become obstructed

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

  synonyms : back up , choke , clog , clog up , congest , foul

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