choke off

1. (idiomatic, transitive)To get rid of; to cause to come to an end.

2. (idiomatic, transitive)To stop (someone or something) in the execution of a purpose or task; to stop (someone) from doing something.

   to choke off a speaker by uproar

3. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive)To choke up; to choke on words.

4. (idiomatic, transitive)To cause (someone) to lose interest or drift off from a conversation.

irregular

• choke upTo (temporarily) lose one's power of speech, because of strong emotion.
• choke offTo get rid of; to cause to come to an end.
• choke outTo say (something) with difficulty, while or as if choking.
• choke onTo refuse to accept (something).
• choke downTo swallow with difficulty.
• choke backTo hold back or suppress (an emotion, expression of emotion, or utterance), with difficulty.