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Choke up

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  1. 1
    To (temporarily) lose one's power of speech, because of strong emotion. intransitive

    "Hearing that song always makes me choke up."

  2. 2
    obstruct wordnet
  3. 3
    To cause (a person) temporarily to lose the power of speech, because of strong emotion. transitive

    "It chokes me up to think about how he died."

  4. 4
    To cease talking. imperative, intransitive, often
  5. 5
    To block up; to cause something to be blocked. figuratively, sometimes, transitive

    "The bodies choked up the entrance, barring the egress of those behind."

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  1. 6
    To hold the bat higher (farther from the knob) than is normal. intransitive

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