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strangle

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.

Legacy lexicon import

Senses

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struggle for breath

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constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

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prevent the progress or free movement of

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die from strangulation

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conceal or hide

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kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Variants

synonym
chokehalterstiflethrottle
pasttense
strangled
presentparticiple
strangling
thirdpersonsingular
strangles
pastparticiple
strangled