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List of meaning for strangle

to choke or smother

strangle, strangulate, throttle(verb)

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"

smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress(verb)

conceal or hide

"smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

strangle(verb)

die from strangulation

hamper, halter, cramp, strangle(verb)

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"

choke, strangle(verb)

constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

gag, choke, strangle, suffocate(verb)

struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air

the gull got tangled in a piece of fishing line on the beach and was strangled

to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe

the boy complained that he was being strangled by his tie

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

strangled a gasp of surprise upon hearing the news

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