choke out (English, verb)
expansion: choke out (third-person singular simple present chokes out, present participle choking out, simple past and past participle choked out)
Senses:
glosses: To say (something) with difficulty, while or as if choking.
tags: transitive
glosses: To prevent (something) from growing by overwhelming it or robbing it of nutrients.
tags: transitive
glosses: To extinguish (fire) (by depriving it of oxygen or fuel).
tags: transitive
glosses: To destroy (something) by depriving it of a vital resource.
tags: figuratively
transitive
glosses: To prevent (light) from passing through.
tags: transitive
glosses: To cause (a person) to lose consciousness by applying a chokehold.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: chokes out
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: choking out
tags: participle
present
form: choked out
tags: participle
past
form: choked out
tags: past