choke off

verb

choked off; choking off; chokes off

transitive verb

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

Examples of choke off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After ousting the Venezuelan leader earlier this year, the White House ordered a blockade that choked off fuel shipments to Cuba, leading to severe blackouts, food shortages and an economic collapse across the island. — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Iran has escalated attacks on tankers in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman in an effort to choke off crude oil exports from the region. — Lee Ying Shan,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026

The American military is getting oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz from the United States’ Gulf allies, while choking off Iran’s exports. — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

To choke off these countries, Iran could directly attack their oil production facilities and ports. — Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for choke off

• cerenkov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff