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English verb: strangle | |||
| 1. | strangle (contact) kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air | ||
| Samples | He tried to strangle his opponent. A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes. | ||
| Examples | They want to strangle the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | strangulate, throttle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | garotte, garrote, garrotte, scrag | ||
| Entail | compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze | ||
| 2. | strangle (contact) conceal or hide | ||
| Samples | Smother a yawn. Muffle one's anger. Strangle a yawn. | ||
| Synonyms | muffle, repress, smother, stifle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress | ||
| 3. | strangle (change) die from strangulation | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate | ||
| 4. | strangle (change) prevent the progress or free movement of | ||
| Samples | He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather. The imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries. | ||
| Synonyms | cramp, halter, hamper | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel | ||
| 5. | strangle (body) constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing | ||
| Synonyms | choke | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze | ||
| Cause | choke | ||
| 6. | strangle (body) struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake | ||
| Samples | He swallowed a fishbone and gagged. | ||
| Synonyms | choke, gag, suffocate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s on something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hurt, suffer | ||
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