choke off

• فعل مركب يعني إيقاف شيء ما أو كتمه أو منعه من الاستمرار، كقطع الإمدادات أو إخماد تدفق أو إحباط فعل ما، وغالبًا بقوة أو بشكل مفاجئ.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of stopping or suppressing something, such as a supply, flow, or action, often abruptly or forcefully.

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1. Suppress or stopinformal

   To prevent something from continuing or developing, often by restricting or blocking it.

   كبت أو إيقاف

   • The government tried to choke off dissent by censoring the media.
   • High interest rates can choke off economic growth.
   • They choked off the supply of illegal goods at the border.

   المرادفاتblockcheckcurbcut offhaltquashrepresssmothersquelchstiflestranglesuppress

   الأضدادencouragefacilitatefreepromotereleasesupport

2. Interrupt abruptlyinformal

   To stop someone from speaking or expressing themselves, often by cutting them off.

   قطع الحديث فجأة

   • He choked off his opponent's argument with a sharp retort.
   • The manager choked off the employee's complaint before it could be heard.
   • She choked off the conversation by walking away.

   المرادفاتcut offgaginterruptsilencestifle

   الأضدادencourageprompturge

الفعل الأساسيchoke