choke off

verb

choked off; choking off; chokes off
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transitive verb

: to bring to a stop or to an end as if by choking

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Without alternatives, these licensees had their cash flow choked off, despite the rest of the business continuing. — Justin Hertzberg, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Since the fighting choked off the strait, an average of fewer than ten vessels per day have transited the 21-mile passageway. — Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 26 June 2026 The monthslong war had choked off traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which carries one-fifth of the world's oil, leading to a spike in global energy prices. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 June 2026 This layer of debris chokes off sunlight needed by the seedlings below and reduces the number that emerge to replace the trees lost during the storm, ultimately slowing the forest’s recovery. — John Kominoski, The Conversation, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for choke off

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of choke off was in 1818

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“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20off. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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