choke up

Speech parts

1. choke up - Verb

2. choke up - Phrase

Meaning

obstruct

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Synonyms

block stuff lug caulk close bawl fill fail blocking foul plug cry freeze break down jam

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Antonyms

free forward promote empty restore facilitate

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Hypernyms

foul choke clog congest back up choke off

Examples

My nose is all stuffed Source: Internet

Her arteries are blocked Source: Internet

But in the meantime, if I tell you that on that night, looking out into the audience, I couldn't help but choke up, you'll know how I felt. Source: Internet

It’s believed the move is a way to shift news content from clogging up your Facebook feed and instead have it choke up Facebook’s video platform. Source: Internet

THIS makes me choke up! Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

choke up

Close letter words and terms

choke the luff choke to death choke tube choke valve choke vetch choke with