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PRONUNCIATION OF CHOKE UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHOKE UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Choke up 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 up in English.

WHAT DOES CHOKE UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of choke up in the English dictionary

The definition of choke up in the dictionary is to block completely. Other definition of choke up is to overcome with emotion, esp without due cause.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CHOKE UP

PRESENT

Present
I choke up
you choke up
he/she/it chokes up
we choke up
you choke up
they choke up
Present continuous
I am choking up
you are choking up
he/she/it is choking up
we are choking up
you are choking up
they are choking up
Present perfect
I have choked up
you have choked up
he/she/it has choked up
we have choked up
you have choked up
they have choked up
Present perfect continuous
I have been choking up
you have been choking up
he/she/it has been choking up
we have been choking up
you have been choking up
they have been choking up
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 up
you choked up
he/she/it choked up
we choked up
you choked up
they choked up
Past continuous
I was choking up
you were choking up
he/she/it was choking up
we were choking up
you were choking up
they were choking up
Past perfect
I had choked up
you had choked up
he/she/it had choked up
we had choked up
you had choked up
they had choked up
Past perfect continuous
I had been choking up
you had been choking up
he/she/it had been choking up
we had been choking up
you had been choking up
they had been choking up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you choke up
we let´s choke up
you choke up
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to choke up
Past participle
choked up
Present Participle
choking up
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 UP

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHOKE UP

be made up
come up
double up
give up
have up
lace up
live up
mike up
rake up
shake up
shape up
size up
stoke up
strike up
sunny-side up
take up
tie up
tune up
use up
write up

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «choke up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHOKE UP

Find out the translation of choke up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of choke up 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 up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

呛了
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nudo en la garganta
570 millions of speakers

English

choke up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गला घोंटना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خنق تصل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

за зубами
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

engasgar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শ্বাসরোধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

s´étouffer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tercekik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ersticken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

詰まらせる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

질식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Keselak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghẹn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடைப்பட்டு வரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दचकणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tıkamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

soffocare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dusić się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

за зубами
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

îneca în sus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βουλώνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verstik up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kväva upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

choke opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of choke up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHOKE UP»

The term «choke up» is regularly used and occupies the 90.016 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHOKE UP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «choke up» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «choke up» 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 up

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHOKE UP»

Discover the use of choke up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to choke up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dictionary of Proverbs
Wilts, 58 (1847), When Chipnam stood in Pewsham's wood, Before it was destroy 'd, A cow might have gone for a groat a yeare - But now it is denyed. Chittlehampton. > , Bishop's Nympton. Choice of a wife. See Wife (7). Choke up - in various ...
George Latimer Apperson, Martin H. Manser, Stephen J. Curtis, 2006
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
choke | choke up women, whatever. September 2001 - The Journal News ( Westchester County, New York), p. 1 A, 2nd Choke noun 1 a swallow or drink of alcohol us • Have a choke, man. Like it might loosen up your right hand so you Can ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
3
Lexical Perspectives on Transitivity and Ergativity: ...
6.4.6 Choke up In contemporary English, a more unmarked alternative for the non-effective choke ofl construction is the phrasal verb choke up, which oflen evokes the concept of being paralysed. because of strong emotions. The addition of ...
Maarten Lemmens, 1998
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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and ...
171, 1981 choke up verb to lose your composure; to totter on the verge of tears US, 1941 • And the whole damned United States gets choked up and goes into mourning. — Philip Wylie, Opus 21, pp. 7–8, 1949 cholly noun cocaine US, 1970  ...
Tom Dalzell, 2008
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Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago: On ...
< E choke 'suffocate; smother; stifle') ◊ Choke up – cramped, confined in a small area. (John 1973) ◊ I find this street too choke up. choke vein choke vein n Varicose vein; a common popular explanation of many superficial pains. (<E choke ...
Lise Winer, 2009
6
Topstart Golf: The Easier Way to Hit a Great Golf Shot
In baseball, spray hitters or slap hitters always choke up on the bat. When the manager asks a batter to make contact and hit behind the runner at first so he can get over to third, most batters will choke up on the bat. Believe me, it is the rare ...
Tom Pezzuti, 2013
7
中学生实用英语动词搭配词典
... j The young man choked down the manager's rudeness because otherwise he might have lost his job. 2) choke off The government imposed drastic economic controls to choke off the inflation last year. 3) choke up The drain is c/ioW up with  ...
‎2002
8
Diccionari UB: anglès-català
... cap de setmana 2 tallar d'arrel: she started laughing, but choked it off when the boss came in • va comen9ar a riure, pero va parar de cop quan va entrar el director ->to choke up 1) v tr sep (una persona) deixar sense paraules: the song was ...
‎2008
9
Eastern Ojibwa-Chippewa-Ottawa Dictionary
... s.o. bkwen'shka= waad, gbinewebnaad, gbine= wenaad, gbineweshkwaad vta ; be choked up bkwen'shkoo= zod vai. chokecherry n zaswemin ni; chokecherry tree zaswemnaa= tig na. choke up ri choke up [on the bat] baseball dkoonang vti  ...
Richard A. Rhodes, 1985
10
American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
Choke up: 1) unable to speak clearly because of anxiety. Dick used to choke up every time he had to make a speech. 2) to well up with emotion or tears. The sad movie got us all choked up. Enough to choke a horse: in a very large amount.
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHOKE UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term choke up is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Use Hybrid, Not Wedge, Around Green
The technique is fairly simple--hit the hybrid like a putter. "Choke up almost down to the shaft and use your same putting grip here," Kiel says. «WROC-TV, Jul 15»
2
Heslam: Somebody has to know identity of little girl found dead on …
Every time I think of it, I choke up.” The little girl was found stuffed in a trash bag with a zebra print blanket, wearing white leggings with black ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
3
Medora Musical retains old-time charm
When Emily Walter (an Air Force veteran) asks all the veterans in the audience to stand, I choke up every time. Nor can I hear the North Dakota ... «Bismarck Tribune, Jul 15»
4
How to stay connected when you're traveling
... impossible to know if the promised Wi-Fi will speed through streamed episodes of Orange Is the New Black or choke up over a simple e-mail. «InvestmentNews, Jul 15»
5
Seven films that get inside your head, from Matrix to Being John …
Yes, an ethereal Kate Winslet on the beach will make us choke up each time. But it's the scenes inside its lovelorn hero's head that give the ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
6
Robbinsville rallies for another District 12 Little League Softball title
“It wasn't what we were expecting, it was a two strike count and I just told her to choke up a little bit just make contact and she made contact for ... «The Trentonian, Jul 15»
7
Watch Lindsey Graham Choke Up Talking About Joe Biden
When Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) celebrated his retirement from the Air National Guard last week after 33 years of military service, he was ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
How to Stay Online All the Time While You're Traveling
... impossible to know if the promised Wi-Fi will speed through streamed episodes of Orange Is the New Black or choke up over a simple e-mail. «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
9
My Friend's Same-Sex Wedding This Weekend Was Just Like …
... taught me Job in high school, he couldn't help but choke up while looking around the white tent that protected us from the all-day showers. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
Woman reunited with first responders who saved her life
said Susan, who began to choke up. Susan's talking about Leesburg firefighter Lt. John Rice and emergency medical technicians Jeff Moore ... «WOGX, Jul 15»

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