verb
obstruct
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My nose is all stuffed
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Her arteries are blocked
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Somebody ——s something
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Something ——s something
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he choked up on the bat a few inches
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choke up [phrasal verb]
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◇ If you choke up or get/become (all) choked up, you are almost crying and have trouble talking because of strong emotion.
He chokes up whenever he tries to talk about the accident.
She got all choked up when she saw her daughter in her wedding dress.
2 baseball : to move your hands to a higher position on a baseball bat
— often + on
He choked up on the bat and took a short swing.
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Main Entry: ↑choke
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ˌchoke ˈup derived
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She choked up when she began to talk about her mother.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.