Meaning of choke up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To (temporarily) lose one's power of speech, because of strong emotion.
   intransitive
2. To cause (a person) temporarily to lose the power of speech, because of strong emotion.
   transitive
3. To cease talking.
   imperative, intransitive, often
4. To block up; to cause something to be blocked.
   figuratively, sometimes, transitive
5. To hold the bat higher (farther from the knob) than is normal.
   intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Hearing that song always makes me choke up.”

“The point⟳ overlooking the sea has beautiful scenery. It's over that away. Such a beautiful place⟳ gets me all choked up.”

“It chokes me up to think⟳ about how he died.”

“The bodies choked up the entrance, barring the egress of those behind.”

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