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English to English verb
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kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air |  | Example: he tried to strangle his opponent
A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
source: wordnet30
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conceal or hide | | Example: smother a yawn
muffle one's anger
strangle a yawn
source: wordnet30
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die from strangulation | | source: wordnet30
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prevent the progress or free movement of | | Example: He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather
the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries
source: wordnet30
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constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing | | source: wordnet30
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struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake | | Example: he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
source: wordnet30
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To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as with the hand or a rope. | | source: webster1913
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To be strangled, or suffocated. | | source: webster1913
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