choke off

• Verbe à particule signifiant interrompre ou supprimer quelque chose, comme un approvisionnement, un flux ou une action, souvent brusquement ou avec force.

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

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Suppress or stopinformal

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

   étouffer, stopper

   • 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.

   Synonymesblockcheckcurbcut offhaltquashrepresssmothersquelchstiflestranglesuppress

   Antonymesencouragefacilitatefreepromotereleasesupport

2. Interrupt abruptlyinformal

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

   couper la parole

   • 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.

   Synonymescut offgaginterruptsilencestifle

   Antonymesencourageprompturge

Verbe de basechoke