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- US Pronunciation
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- [chohk bak]
- /tʃoʊk bæk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chohk bak]
- /tʃoʊk bæk/
Definitions of choke back words
- phrasal verb choke back If you choke back tears or a strong emotion, you force yourself not to show your emotion. 3
- verb choke back to suppress (anger, tears, etc) 3
- noun choke back to hold back (feelings, sobs, etc.) 3
- verb with object choke back to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle. 1
- verb with object choke back to stop by or as if by strangling or stifling: The sudden wind choked his words. 1
- verb with object choke back to stop by filling; obstruct; clog: Grease choked the drain. 1
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Origin of choke back
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English choken, cheken, variant of achoken, acheken, Old English ācēocian to suffocate; akin to Old Norse kōk gullet
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Parts of speech for Choke back
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
choke back popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for choke back
verb choke back
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- inhibit — to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
- confine — To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
- detain — When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
Antonyms for choke back
verb choke back
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- release — to lease again.
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