Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [guh-rot, -roht]
- /gəˈrɒt, -ˈroʊt/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [guh-rot, -roht]
- /gəˈrɒt, -ˈroʊt/
Definitions of garotting word
- verb with object garotting to execute by the garrote. 1
- verb with object garotting to strangle or throttle, especially in the course of a robbery. 1
- noun garotting a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain. 1
- noun garotting the collarlike instrument used for this method of execution. 1
- noun garotting strangulation or throttling, especially in the course of a robbery. 1
- noun garotting an instrument, usually a cord or wire with handles attached at the ends, used for strangling a victim. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of garotting
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Spanish garrote or French garrot packing-stick < ?
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Garotting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
garotting popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
garotting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for garotting
verb garotting
- shoot — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- slay — to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given plan for weaving a fabric.
- massacre — the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.
- slaughter — Frank, 1908–2001, U.S. novelist and physician.
- butcher — A butcher is a shopkeeper who cuts up and sells meat. Some butchers also kill animals for meat and make foods such as sausages and meat pies.
Antonyms for garotting
verb garotting
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with g
- Words starting with ga
- Words starting with gar
- Words starting with garo
- Words starting with garot
- Words starting with garott
- Words starting with garotti
- Words starting with garottin
- Words starting with garotting