vverb.contactkill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the airSynset:strangulate throttle
Examples:- he tried to strangulate his opponent
- A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
Derivationally Related Form:throttlerstranglingthrottlingstranglerstrangulation
Hypernyms:kill
Inherited Hypernyms:stranglekill
Direct Hyponyms:garottegarrotegarrottescrag
Entailment:compact compress constrict contract press squeeze
Full Troponyms:garrote
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: strangle, throttle, strangulate)
vverb.contactsuppress in order to conceal or hideSynset:muffle repress smother stifle
Examples:- smother a yawn
- muffle one's anger
- strangle a laugh
- repress a cry of fear
Derivationally Related Form:smothererstiflingstifler
Hypernyms:bottle up inhibit suppress
Inherited Hypernyms:smotherinhibit
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.changedie from strangulationDerivationally Related Form:strangulation
Hypernyms:asphyxiate stifle suffocate
Inherited Hypernyms:stranglesuffocatediechange statechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.changeprevent the progress or free movement ofSynset:cramp halter hamper
Examples:- He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather
- the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries
Derivationally Related Form:hamper
Hypernyms:bound confine limit restrict throttle trammel
Inherited Hypernyms:hamperrestrict
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.bodyconstrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathingSynset:choke
Derivationally Related Form:strangulationchoking
Hypernyms:compact compress constrict contract press squeeze
Inherited Hypernyms:chokecompresstightenchange
Causes:choke
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.bodystruggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intakeSynset:choke gag suffocate
Examples:- he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
Derivationally Related Form:suffocativesuffocationchoking
Hypernyms:hurt suffer
Inherited Hypernyms:gagsufferbe
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s on something | Somebody ---s PP