Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 2
"he tried to strangle his opponent"
"A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
Type of:
kill
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 3
Causes:
choke
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 4
"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 5
"smother a yawn"
"muffle one''s anger"
"strangle a yawn"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 6
"He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"
"the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
58%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
46
Times Searched
3
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