to choke up

Examples

• All

• and this giving up, this taking in and this giving out. If we just keep taking in, we choke up. And if we just keep giving out, we choke up.

• I-I don't know if you really do or not, but y-you act like you're all choked up on phlegm or something.

  She's So Lovely (1997)

• The system will become choked up on itself with too many electrons.

• Something that won't actually choke up the heart of this beast.

• The pipe was choked up with leaves, preventing water from flowing through it.

• After the heavy rain, the drainage system became choked up and caused flooding in the streets.

• The narrow passage was choked up with debris, making it impossible for anyone to pass.

Synonyms

B

to block

vsto choke up

∞ 3.0

To stop movement, access, or progress

is specifically about physical passages and stopping flow, not broad uses

C

to choke

vsto choke up

• NSFW

264 3.7

To be unable to breathe because something blocks the throat or neck

is broader, covering any pipe or opening blockage, not only air or liquid

O

to obstruct

vsto choke up

119 5.1

To block a path or view

focuses on closing a passage or opening, not primarily hiding or delaying

T

to tie up

vsto choke up

25 3.8

Cause a delay that stops activity or movement

involves physical closure of a pipe or opening rather than general delay

C

to clog

vsto choke up

21 3.2

To block a pipe or passage so flow stops

emphasizes stopping a passage rather than only reducing flow

C

to clog up

vsto choke up

9 3.7

To block a drain or road so things cannot move through it

is used for blockages that fully stop movement rather than just slow it

C

to choke off

vsto choke up

6 6.4

To stop a supply by blocking its source or flow

blocks the passage or opening itself rather than its source

G

to gum up

vsto choke up

• Informal

6 7.2

To make moving parts stuck with dirt or glue so they stop working

is about blocking a passage rather than only jamming mechanisms

O

to occlude

vsto choke up

• Specialized

5 8.4

Block an opening to stop the flow of liquid or air

is broader, covering any pipe or opening blockage, not only fluids

B

to block up

vsto choke up

4 3.8

To stop movement through a road, pipe, or path

is about internal blockage inside a passage rather than placing objects

S

to stop up

vsto choke up

1 4.6

Block a hole, pipe, or crack so nothing can pass through

is about blocking or obstructing passages, not only filling them

O

to obturate

vsto choke up

• Specialized

9.9

To block an opening to stop liquid or gas passing through

is more about blocking that can slow or fully stop movement

C

to crap up

vsto choke up

• Offensive

9.9

To become blocked or cause a block by dirt and grease

focuses on obstruction of a passage rather than messy material buildup

Antonyms

C

to clear

118 3.7

To make a short rough sound to remove mucus from the throat

How Clogged

to plug

66 1.9

to choke up

1 5.8

to block

∞ 3.0

to clog up

9 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology