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English noun: strangulation | |||
| 1. | strangulation (act) the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe | ||
| Samples | No evidence that the choking was done by the accused. | ||
| Synonyms | choking, strangling, throttling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | asphyxiation, suffocation | ||
| 2. | strangulation (state) the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disorder, upset | ||
| 3. | strangulation (act) (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid | ||
| Samples | Strangulation of the intestine. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | constriction | ||
| Domain category | pathology | ||
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