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

Iran’s near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz choked off a trade route responsible for about 20% of global oil supply. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

But the tree kept growing, eventually swallowing the metal into its vascular system and, said arborist Aron Landsaw of SavATree, choking off its ability to fully absorb vital nutrients. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

On a hot summer afternoon, a conventional rooftop can become a heat trap that chokes off the power generation it was built to capture. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

The bipartisan bill, passed 86 to11, targets nations buying Russian oil and gas, expands sanctions on Putin’s inner circle and energy sector, and seeks to choke off Moscow’s war financing. — Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 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