Verb: choke up
- Fill or become filled to the point of obstruction
"My nose is all choked up";
- stuff, block
- Become or make unable to speak due to emotion
"He choked up while giving the eulogy"
Derived forms: choking up, choked up, chokes up
Type of: back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul