choke off


choke off (http://definr.com/choke off)

     v 1: suppress, as of an emotion; "He choked down his rage" [syn:
          choke down, choke back]
     2: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our
        drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn: clog,
         clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul] [ant: unclog]