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ecclesi-

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-label='example sentence:'>//The batter choked up the bat and cut down his swing.
  • intransitive ​verb
  • to become choked in breathing //He choked on a bone.
  • to become obstructed or checked
    to become or feel constricted (see constrict sense 1) in the throat (as from strong emotion) —usually used with up //choked up and couldn't finish the speech
  • //The batter choked up the bat and cut down his swing.
  • intransitive ​verb
  • to become choked in breathing //He choked on a bone.
  • to become obstructed or checked
    to become or feel constricted (see constrict sense 1) in the throat (as from strong emotion) —usually used with up //choked up and couldn't finish the speech