choke off

v 1: suppress, as of an emotion; "He choked down his rage" [syn:

{choke down}, {choke back}]

2: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our

drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn: {clog},

{clog up}, {back up}, {congest}, {choke}, {foul}] [ant: {unclog}]