All choke off synonyms

verb choke off

• snooker — a variety of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 balls of colors other than red, in which a player must shoot one of the red balls, each with a point value of 1, into a pocket before shooting at one of the other balls, with point values of from 2 to 7.
• back off — If you back off, you move away in order to avoid problems or a fight.
• bog down — If a plan or process bogs down or if something bogs it down, it is delayed and no progress is made.
• hold back — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
• hold up — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• let up — to allow or permit: to let him escape.
• set back — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
• shut down — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
• take down — made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
• hang up — the way in which a thing hangs.
• retardate — someone who is retarded in some way, as educationally or mentally; retardee.
• shut off — the act or time of shutting or closing.
• slow down — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
• slow up — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
• cut short — to stop abruptly before the end
• dumb — lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
• hush-hush — highly secret or confidential: a hush-hush political investigation.
• shut up — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
• clam up — If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
• close up — If someone closes up a building, they shut it completely and securely, often because they are going away.
• cool it — If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
• dry up — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
• dummy up — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
• pipe down — a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
• sit on — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
• hold one's tongue — Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
• shut out — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
• throw over — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
• turn off — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
• rein in — control, restrain
• ward off — a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
• dead-end — terminating in a dead end: a dead-end street.
• hang fire — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
• hold off — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• put on hold — suspend
• throw a monkey wrench into — to disrupt the orderly functioning or realization of