unchoke

[ uhn-chohk ]

verb (used with object)

, un·choked, un·chok·ing.

1. to free of obstruction or congestion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unchoke¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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