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strangle



verb
1. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air (Freq. 4)
- he tried to strangle his opponent
- A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
Syn:
strangulate, throttle
Derivationally related forms:
throttler (for: throttle), throttling (for: throttle), strangulation (for: strangulate), strangulation, strangler, strangling
Hypernyms:
kill
Hyponyms:
garrote, garrotte, garotte, scrag
Entailment:
compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- They want to strangle the prisoners
2. prevent the progress or free movement of
- He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather
- the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries
Syn:
hamper, halter, cramp
Derivationally related forms:
hamper (for: hamper)
Hypernyms:
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound,
confine, throttle
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. struggle for breath;
have insufficient oxygen intake
- he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
Syn:
gag, choke, suffocate
Derivationally related forms:
suffocative (for: suffocate), suffocation (for: suffocate), choking (for: choke)
Hypernyms:
suffer, hurt
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s on something
- Somebody ----s PP
4. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
Syn:
choke
Derivationally related forms:
strangulation, choking (for: choke)
Hypernyms:
compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
Cause:
choke
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
5. conceal or hide
- smother a yawn
- muffle one's anger
- strangle a yawn
Syn:
smother, stifle, muffle, repress
Derivationally related forms:
stifler (for: stifle), stifling (for: stifle), smotherer (for: smother)
Hypernyms:
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
6. die from strangulation
Derivationally related forms:
strangulation
Hypernyms:
suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s

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