strangle

[stran·gle]

Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air

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To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as with the hand or a rope.

Verb
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

Verb
constrict (someone''s) throat and keep from breathing

Verb
prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"

Verb
die from strangulation

Verb
conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one''s anger"; "strangle a yawn"

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Verb
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

v. t.
To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as with the hand or a rope.

v. t.
To stifle, choke, or suffocate in any manner.

v. t.
To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress.

v. i.
To be strangled, or suffocated.

Strangle

Stran"gle , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strangled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Strangling .] [OF. estrangler, F. '82trangler, L. strangulare, Gr. , , fr. a halter; and perhaps akin to E. string, n. Cf. Strain, String.] 1. To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as with the hand or a rope.

Our Saxon ancestors compelled the adulteress to strangle herself.

2. To stifle, choke, or suffocate in any manner.

Shall I not then be stifled in the vault, . . . And there die strangled ere my Romeo comes?

3. To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress. "Strangle such thoughts." Shak.

Strangle

Stran"gle, v. i. To be strangled, or suffocated.

To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as with the hand or a rope.

To be strangled, or suffocated.

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Usage Examples

Anxiety is love's greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I could see myself in a relationship with a girl Olivia Wilde is so sexy she makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands. She's mesmerizing.

There are some people who want to throw their arms round you simply because it is Christmas there are other people who want to strangle you simply because it is Christmas.