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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHOKE BACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Choke back is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb choke back in English.

WHAT DOES CHOKE BACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of choke back in the English dictionary

The definition of choke back in the dictionary is to suppress.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CHOKE BACK

PRESENT

Present
I choke back
you choke back
he/she/it chokes back
we choke back
you choke back
they choke back
Present continuous
I am choking back
you are choking back
he/she/it is choking back
we are choking back
you are choking back
they are choking back
Present perfect
I have choked back
you have choked back
he/she/it has choked back
we have choked back
you have choked back
they have choked back
Present perfect continuous
I have been choking back
you have been choking back
he/she/it has been choking back
we have been choking back
you have been choking back
they have been choking back
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I choked back
you choked back
he/she/it choked back
we choked back
you choked back
they choked back
Past continuous
I was choking back
you were choking back
he/she/it was choking back
we were choking back
you were choking back
they were choking back
Past perfect
I had choked back
you had choked back
he/she/it had choked back
we had choked back
you had choked back
they had choked back
Past perfect continuous
I had been choking back
you had been choking back
he/she/it had been choking back
we had been choking back
you had been choking back
they had been choking back
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will choke back
you will choke back
he/she/it will choke back
we will choke back
you will choke back
they will choke back
Future continuous
I will be choking back
you will be choking back
he/she/it will be choking back
we will be choking back
you will be choking back
they will be choking back
Future perfect
I will have choked back
you will have choked back
he/she/it will have choked back
we will have choked back
you will have choked back
they will have choked back
Future perfect continuous
I will have been choking back
you will have been choking back
he/she/it will have been choking back
we will have been choking back
you will have been choking back
they will have been choking back
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would choke back
you would choke back
he/she/it would choke back
we would choke back
you would choke back
they would choke back
Conditional continuous
I would be choking back
you would be choking back
he/she/it would be choking back
we would be choking back
you would be choking back
they would be choking back
Conditional perfect
I would have choke back
you would have choke back
he/she/it would have choke back
we would have choke back
you would have choke back
they would have choke back
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been choking back
you would have been choking back
he/she/it would have been choking back
we would have been choking back
you would have been choking back
they would have been choking back
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you choke back
we let´s choke back
you choke back
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to choke back
Past participle
choked back
Present Participle
choking back
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHOKE BACK

choke
choke chain
choke coil
choke up
choke-full
chokeable
chokeberries
chokeberry
chokebore
chokecherries
chokecherry
choked
chokedamp
chokehold
choker
chokey
chokidar
chokier
chokiest
choking

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHOKE BACK

a slap on the back
back
back to back
bounce back
fall back
fight back
get back
go back
hit back
hold back
look back
lower back
on one´s back
pat on the back
pay back
put back
set back
sit back
slap on the back
take back
upper back

Synonyms and antonyms of choke back in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «choke back» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHOKE BACK

Find out the translation of choke back to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of choke back from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «choke back» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

憋了回去
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ahogar
570 millions of speakers

English

choke back
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वापस गला घोंटना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خنق العودة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

душить назад
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sufocar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফিরে চোকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ravaler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tercekik kembali
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unterdrücken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

こらえる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다시 질식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Keselak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghẹn lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீண்டும் சாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परत दाबणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Geri çekilmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

soffocare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dławić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

душити назад
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sufoca înapoi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πνίξει πίσω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verstik terug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kväva tillbaka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

choke tilbake
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of choke back

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHOKE BACK»

The term «choke back» is normally little used and occupies the 121.872 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHOKE BACK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «choke back» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «choke back» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about choke back

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHOKE BACK»

Discover the use of choke back in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to choke back and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lexical Perspectives on Transitivity and Ergativity: ...
6.4.3 Choke back The phrasal verb choke back is fairly infrequent and mostly occurs in the meaning where sobs or other expressions of emotion are being suppressed, as in example (89) above. The differences with choke down pertain to (1) ...
Maarten Lemmens, 1998
2
Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
SPOIL * you pays your money and you takes your choice H MONEY choke to choke back i WM (He choked back his anger. ffeHSSS^ ° ) to choke down I. IE--^ &ifclJBT (He choked daw n the bitter pills at one gulp. ftk-n«*e^Mii«7T* . ) 2.
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
3
English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
When he saw the pitiful condition of the children, she could barely choke back her tears. □ He hardly choked back the sobs. choke off (for) 1 . nderpres (befas e ne menyre te vrazhde) □ Gerald felt a revulsion from the whole subject and ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
4
Blowout and Well Control Handbook
For the land rig U-Tube Dynamic Model, the bottomhole pressure, Pb, is equal to the hydrostatic of the annulus fluids, ρm, plus the choke back pressure, Pch1: Pb = ρmD + Pch1 Normally, the equivalent circulating density (ECD) resulting from ...
Robert D. Grace, 2003
5
The Gun Digest Book of Trap & Skeet Shooting
Make sure the container has a sufficient amount of oil to completely cover the barrel as deep as the choke is recessed. Use a proper fitting wrench and try to work the choke back and forth in small increments. If this does not work, try letting it ...
Chris Christian, Larry Sterett, Rick Sapp, 2004
6
The Two-word Verb: A Dictionary of the Verb-preposition ...
Choke To stop the breath, by squeezing or blocking the windpipe. choke back T ( 1,5) She managed to choke back a sigh (her tears, her sobs) and show a little smile. [Stop them by conscious effort.] choke off T (5) Fig. The presiding officer ...
George A. Meyer, 1975
7
Encyclopedia of Optimization
If some of the resulting well flowrates from Step 1 violate their upper bounds, then choke back these wells until the respective upper bounds are satisfied. STEP 3. The following two heuristic rules are applied sequentially (one well at a time): (i) ...
Christodoulos A. Floudas, Panos M. Pardalos, 2008
8
Made in Heaven, Fleshed Out on Earth: One Woman's Journey ...
After a few miles, I shoved the choke back in. The car ran like a top the rest of the way. As the miles slipped by, I became more and more confident that God was going to get me there just fine. Now my mind was free to become more and more  ...
Nancy Fowler Christenson, 2009
9
The Fraudulent Fiance or Saving Grace
It took a few moments for Abby to choke back her laughter and respond. Even then, she still talked half-laughing. 'The thought of those two Frenchmen back at the hotel hit me all of a sudden, Tess.' She laughed more. 'You know the ones ...
10
Wake Up and Die Right!: An Atheist Welcomes the Coming of ...
So she pushed the choke back in and tried again. If that didn't work, she then had to pull the choke back out, halfway this time. When that failed, she had to let the Ford sit for a minute or two to let the carburetor drain. Those were frigid minutes, ...
Ben Foster, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHOKE BACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term choke back is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What That Third Star Really Means
I find myself losing the battle to choke back tears. And to compound things, I look at the clock. Ten minutes left in the game. USA 5, Japan 2. «ESPN, Jul 15»
2
Creating Change For Female Leaders Starts With Individual Support
Have you ever felt that horrible sensation when your throat closes up as you try to choke back tears? Every fiber in you wants to scream and cry ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
Global.Ad.Geeks: Making sad grannies glad
This is a story about two desolate elderlies from Romania, and watching the one granny tell her story, and choke back the tears, may lead to ... «MarkLives.com, Jul 15»
4
Du Plessis fifty seals win on tough pitch
He went full for half of his first over, allowing some respite, but David Wiese put the choke back on with slower balls and back-of-length ... «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
5
'Tears for My Father' offers understanding in the face of Alzheimer's
“You fall apart while it's happening,” Tom Fugate says, trying to choke back the tears. “You just have to suck it up and go with it. The day he died ... «Kingsport Times News, Jul 15»
6
Bullion, base metals and energy outlook from SMC Global
... raised demand for gas-fired power just as production cuts and pipelines outages began to choke back supply. Power plants played a big role ... «Myiris.com, Jun 15»
7
Nuptials commence 'and the sky, it hasn't fallen,' say gay rights …
Colleen Squires struggled to choke back tears as she officiated the first legally recognized, same-sex wedding ceremony in Kent County hours ... «MLive.com, Jun 15»
8
Natural Gas Weekly Fundamental Analysis – June 29 – July 3, 2015 …
... spell spreading across the country has raised demand for gas-fired power just as production cuts and pipelines outages began to choke back ... «FX Empire, Jun 15»
9
Emotions run high at end of inquiry over birth of boy
“It was terrible,” Ms Tobin told the inquiry, as she struggled to choke back tears. Three days later, an MRI scan showed that the baby had, in fact, ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 15»
10
Natural-Gas Prices Jump as Oversupply Evaporates
... spell spreading across the country has raised demand for gas-fired power just as production cuts and pipelines outages began to choke back ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»

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