v. t. | 1. | To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as with the hand or a rope. |
2. | To stifle, choke, or suffocate in any manner. | |
3. | To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress. | |
v. i. | 1. | To be strangled, or suffocated. |
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" Synonyms: strangulate, throttle |
2. | strangle - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" | |
3. | strangle - die from strangulation | |
4. | strangle - prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" | |
5. | strangle - constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing Synonyms: choke | |
6. | strangle - struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" |