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verb kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
strangle; throttle.
- he tried to strangle his opponent
- A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
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verb constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
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verb become constricted
- The hernia will strangulate
WordNet
Stran"gu*late adjective
Definitions
- (Bot.) Strangulated.
Webster 1913
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