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stran·gle
(străng′gəl)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.
[Middle English stranglen, from Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulāre, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē, halter.]
stran′gler n.
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strangle
(ˈstræŋɡəl)vb
1. (tr) to kill by compressing the windpipe; throttle
2. (tr) to prevent or inhibit the growth or development of: to strangle originality.
3. (tr) to suppress (an utterance) by or as if by swallowing suddenly: to strangle a cry.
[C13: via Old French, ultimately from Greek strangalē a halter]
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stran•gle
(ˈstræŋ gəl)v. -gled, -gling. v.t.
1. to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air; throttle.
2. to obstruct seriously or fatally the breathing of in any manner; choke; stifle; suffocate.
3. to prevent the continuance, growth, or action of; suppress: Censorship strangles a free press.
v.i. 4. to be choked, stifled, or suffocated.
[1250–1300; Middle English strangelen < Old French estrangler < Latin strangulāre < Greek strangalân, derivative of strangálē halter, akin to strangós twisted]
stran′gler, n.
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strangle
Past participle: strangled
Gerund: strangling
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| 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" 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" |
| 2. | strangle - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" | |
| 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" | |
| 5. | strangle - constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing | |
| 6. | strangle - struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" |
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strangle
verb
1. throttle, choke, asphyxiate, garrotte, strangulate, smother, suffocate He was almost strangled by his parachute harness straps.
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strangle
verb1. To interfere with or stop the normal breathing of, especially by constricting the windpipe:
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Translations
škrtituškrtit
kvælestrangulere
kuristaa
zadaviti
kyrkja
絞め殺す
목 졸라 죽이다
pasmaugimaspasmaugtismaugti
nožņaugtžņaugt
zaškrtiť
zadaviti
strypa
ฆ่าโดยการบีบคอ
bóp cổ
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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strangle
vt (= murder) → erwürgen, erdrosseln, strangulieren (form); (fig) cry, economy, originality → ersticken; protests → abwürgen, ersticken; this collar is strangling me (inf) → dieser Kragen schnürt mir den Hals zu or ein
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
strangle
(ˈstrӕŋgl) verb 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!
ˌstranguˈlation (-gju-) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
strangle
→ يَخْنُقُ uškrtit kvæle erwürgen στραγγαλίζω estrangular kuristaa étrangler zadaviti strangolare 絞め殺す 목 졸라 죽이다 wurgen kvele udusić estrangular душить strypa ฆ่าโดยการบีบคอ boğazlamak bóp cổ 扼死Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
stran·gle
v. estrangular.
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strangle
vt, vi estrangular(se)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.