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

Sorgi says that would choke off a lot of imports and turn many of next year's Fourth of July displays into duds. —Scott Horsley, NPR, 28 June 2025

Responses could include Tehran choking off the vital Strait of Hormuz, using its sophisticated cyber capabilities to strike American interests, or attacking US bases. —Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 June 2025

John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images British retailers have warned that Chinese companies risk flooding the U.K. with low cost goods as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs choke off access to the world’s largest consumer market. —Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025

The Harding and Coolidge administrations choked off government spending. —Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025

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