choke up

Verb

 * 1)  To (temporarily) lose one's power of speech, because of strong emotion.
 * Hearing that song always makes me choke up.
 * 1)  To cause (a person) temporarily to lose the power of speech, because of strong emotion.
 * It chokes me up to think about how he died.
 * 1)  To cease talking.
 * 2)  To block up; to cause something to be blocked.
 * 3)  To hold the bat higher (farther from the knob) than is normal.
 * 1)  To hold the bat higher (farther from the knob) than is normal.
 * 1)  To hold the bat higher (farther from the knob) than is normal.