unchoke

American

[uhn-chohk] / ʌnˈtʃoʊk /

verb (used with object)

unchoked, unchoking

to free of obstruction or congestion.

Etymology

Origin of unchoke

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ² + choke

Example Sentences

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It’s Aug. 14, and the foreman explains what’s being dug: a new road underneath the highway, one that will unchoke the traffic that flows down I-93 from Boston, a project monitored from the foreman’s trailer.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2012

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