1. Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
   - strangle, throttle 
2. Constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air 
3. Become constricted
   "The hernia will strangulate"

Derived forms: strangulated, strangulates, strangulating

See also: strangulation

Type of: compact, compress, constrict, constringe, contract, kill, narrow, press, squeeze

Encyclopedia: Strangulate

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