strangle

stran·gle  (strnggl)

v. stran·gled, stran·gling, stran·gles

v.tr.

1.

a. To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle.

b. To cut off the oxygen supply of; smother.

2. To suppress, repress, or stifle: strangle a scream.

3. To inhibit the growth or action of; restrict: "That artist is strangled who is forced to deal with human beings solely in social terms" (James Baldwin).

v.intr.

1. To become strangled.

2. To die from suffocation or strangulation; choke.

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[Middle English stranglen, from Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulre, from Greek strangalan, from strangal, halter.]

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strangler n.

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strangle [ˈstræŋg^əl]

vb

1. (tr) to kill by compressing the windpipe; throttle

2. (tr) to prevent or inhibit the growth or development of to strangle originality

3. (tr) to suppress (an utterance) by or as if by swallowing suddenly to strangle a cry See also strangles

[via Old French, ultimately from Greek strangalē a halter]

Thesaurus

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" strangulate, throttle 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" garotte, garrote, garrotte, scrag - strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"
	2.	strangle - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" muffle, stifle, repress, smother conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
	3.	strangle - die from strangulation asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
	4.	strangle - 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" hamper, cramp, halter confine, limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, restrict, bound - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
	5.	strangle - constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing choke constrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
	6.	strangle - struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" choke, gag, suffocate suffer, hurt - feel pain or be in pain

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strangle

verb

1. throttle, choke, asphyxiate, garrotte, strangulate, smother, suffocate He was almost strangled by his parachute harness straps.

2. suppress, inhibit, subdue, stifle, gag, repress, overpower, quash, quell, quench His creative drive has been strangled by his sense of guilt.

Translations

strangle [ˈstræŋgl] VT → estrangular (fig) [+ sob] → ahogar
a strangled cry → un grito entrecortado

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strangle [ˈstræŋg^əl] vt

(= throttle) [+ person] → étrangler

(= stifle) [+ creativity] → étouffer; [+ economy] → étrangler

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strangle

vt (= murder) → erwürgen, erdrosseln, strangulieren (form); (fig) cry, economy, originality → ersticken; protests → abwürgen, ersticken; this collar is strangling me (inf) → dieser Kragen schnürt mir den Hals zu or ein

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strangle [ˈstræŋgl] vt → strangolare, strozzare

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strangle [ˈstræŋgl] vt → strangolare, strozzare

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strangle

v strangle [ˈstrӕŋgl]

to kill by gripping or squeezing the neck tightly, eg by tightening a cord etc round it He strangled her with a nylon stocking; This top button is nearly strangling me! verwurg يَخْنُق удушавам (u)škrtit kvæle; strangulere erdrosseln στραγγαλίζω estrangular kägistama خفه كردن kuristaa étrangler לַחֲנוֹק गला घोंटकर मारना, दबाना, दमन करना, दम घुटना daviti, gušiti megfojt mencekik kyrkja strangolare 窒息させる 목졸라 죽이다 (pa)smaugti []žņaugt mencekik wurgen kvele, bli kvalt udusić estrangular a strangula (за)душить (za)škrtiť zadaviti daviti strypa ฆ่าโดยการบีบคอ boğmak 被勒死，扼死 душити, задушити گردن دبا کر مار دینا siết cổ, bóp nghẹt 被勒死，扼死

n stranguˈlation [-gju-]

verwurging خَنْق удушаване zardoušení kvælning; strangulering die Erdrosselung στραγγαλισμός estrangulación lämbumine خفگي kuristuminen strangulation חֲנִיקָה अवरोधन gušenje; podvezivanje (žile) eltöm(őd)és; megfojtás pencekikan kyrking strangolamento 絞殺 교살, 질식 pasmaugimas žņaugšana dicekik wurging kveling uduszenie estrangulamento strangulare удушение (za)škrtenie zadavljenje davljenje strypning การฆ่าโดยการบีบคอ boğ(ul)ma 勒死 удушення حبس دم sự bóp nghẹt 勒死

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strangle → يَخنِق uškrtit kvæle erwürgen στραγγαλίζω estrangular kuristaa étrangler zadaviti strangolare 絞め殺す 목 졸라 죽이다 wurgen kvele udusić estrangular душить strypa ฆ่าโดยการบีบคอ boğazlamak bóp cổ 扼死