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

Verb

[-gling, -gled]

1. to kill (someone) by pressing his or her windpipe; throttle

2. to prevent the growth or development of: another attempt at strangling national identity

3. to stifle (a voice, cry, or laugh) by swallowing suddenly: the words were strangled by sobs [Greek strangalē a halter]

strangler n

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

verb 2. suppress, inhibit, subdue, stifle, gag, repress, overpower, quash, quell, quench

Translations

strangle [ˈstræŋgl] vt → estrangular

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strangle [ˈstræŋgl] vt → étrangler

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strangle [ˈstræŋgl] vt → erwürgen, erdrosseln (fig) (economy etc) → ersticken

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strangle [ˈstræŋgl] vt → strangolare

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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 ...을 목졸라 죽이다, 질식시키다 (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