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Strangle Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Strangle?
[v] struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
[v] constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing [v] 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" [v] die from strangulation [v] conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" [v] 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Strangle: choke | cramp | gag | halter | hamper | muffle | repress | smother | stifle | strangulate | suffocate | throttle Related Terms | Find terms related to Strangle: See Also | asphyxiate | bound | compact | compact | compress | compress | confine | conquer | constrict | constrict | contract | contract | curb | garotte | garrotte | hurt | inhibit | kill | limit | press | press | restrain | restrict | scrag | squeeze | squeeze | stamp down | subdue | suffer | suffocate | suppress | throttle | trammel Strangle In Webster's Dictionary \Stran"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strangled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Strangling}.] [OF. estrangler, F. ['e]trangler, 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. --Ayliffe.
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? --Shak.
3. To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress.
``Strangle such thoughts.'' --Shak.
\Stran"gle\, v. i. To be strangled, or suffocated. |
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