gar·rote or gar·rotte (g -r t , -r t)n. 1. a. A method of execution formerly practiced in Spain, in which a tightened iron collar is used to strangle or break the neck of a condemned person. b. The iron collar used for such an execution. 2. a. Strangulation, especially in order to rob. b. A cord or wire used for strangling. tr.v. gar·rot·ed or gar·rot·ted, gar·rot·ing or gar·rot·ting, gar·rotes or gar·rottes 1. To execute by garrote. 2. To strangle in order to rob. [Spanish, cudgel, instrument of torture, possibly from Old French garrot, perhaps from garoquier, to struggle.] gar·rot er n. |
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| Noun | 1. |  garrote - an instrument of execution for execution by strangulationinstrument of execution - an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person |
| Verb | 1. | garrote - strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain" strangle, strangulate, throttle - 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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