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Strangle| Verb | 1. | strangle - 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"kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" | | | 2. | strangle - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" | | | 3. | strangle - die from strangulation | | | 4. | strangle - 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" | | | 5. | strangle - constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing | | | 6. | strangle - struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" | |
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