1. 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"
   - strangulate, throttle 
2. Conceal or hide
   "strangle a yawn"
   - smother, stifle, muffle, repress 
3. Die from strangulation 
4. Prevent the progress or free movement of
   "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
   - hamper, halter, cramp 
5. Constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
   - choke 
6. Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
   - gag, choke, suffocate

Derived forms: strangled, strangles, strangling

See also: strangler, strangulation

Type of: asphyxiate, bound, compact, compress, confine, conquer, constrict, contract, curb, hurt, inhibit, kill, limit, press, restrain, restrict, squeeze, stamp down, stifle, subdue, suffer, suffocate, suppress, throttle, trammel

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