choke down

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English - English
suppress; "He choked down his rage"
choke down

    Hyphenation

    choke Down

    Turkish pronunciation

    çōk daun

    Pronunciation

    /ˈʧōk ˈdoun/ /ˈʧoʊk ˈdaʊn/

    Etymology

    [ 'chOk ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English, alteration of achoken, from Old English AcEocian, from A-, perfective prefix + cEoce, cEace jaw, cheek; more at ABIDE, CHEEK.
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