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strangulate

/ strangulate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become constricted
"The hernia will strangulate"
Type of:
constrict constringe narrow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
Type of:
compress constrict squeeze
Derived:
strangulation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
kill
Kinds of:
garrote garrotte garotte scrag
Derived:
garroter garrotter strangler throttler choker
Entails:
compress constrict squeeze
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

constrict constringe narrow compress squeeze kill garrote garrotte garotte scrag