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Strangle Definition And Meaning
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.

Strangle Definition And Meaning

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"

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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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