Entertainment / Baseball / Choke Up: Where the hitter grips the bat two or three inches above the knob to shorten the bat and give the hitter greater control, although less power, over his swing. A player usually does this when he has two strikes in an effort to avoid striking out.
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Choke Verb Synonyms: suffocate, asphyxiate, smother, stifle, strangle, throttle, garrotte or garrote or garotte, burke
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Entertainment / Golf / Choke Down: (also 'choke up') gripping farther down the grip or handle of the club MORE
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