'choke off' definitions:

Definition of 'choke off'

(from WordNet)
verb
Suppress; "He choked down his rage" [syn: choke off, choke down, choke back]
verb
Become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn: clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul] [ant: unclog]