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

Substantial proportions of the world’s supply of products required for farming – including oil, natural gas, urea and fertilizers – are currently choked off from global markets as vessels cannot safely pass through the crucial waterway due to the war in the Middle East. —Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026

Ship captains are too nervous to enter the waterway, choking off supply and sending prices spiraling. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026

Their true deterrence is their ability to close the Strait of Hormuz and choke off 20% of the world’s energy supply. —Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz choked off oil exports from HSBC clients in the Gulf States to HSBC clients in Asia — throwing Elhedery’s strategy of doubling down on both markets into tumult. —Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 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