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- [guh-roht, -rot]
- /gəˈroʊt, -ˈrɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [guh-roht, -rot]
- /gəˈroʊt, -ˈrɒt/
Definitions of garroting word
- noun garroting 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 garroting the collarlike instrument used for this method of execution. 1
- noun garroting strangulation or throttling, especially in the course of a robbery. 1
- noun garroting an instrument, usually a cord or wire with handles attached at the ends, used for strangling a victim. 1
- verb with object garroting to execute by the garrote. 1
- verb with object garroting to strangle or throttle, especially in the course of a robbery. 1
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Origin of garroting
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Spanish garrote or French garrot packing-stick < ?
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Parts of speech for Garroting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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garroting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
garroting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for garroting
verb garroting
- clog — When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through.
- congest — to crowd or become crowded to excess; overfill
- drown — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
- suffocate — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
- kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
Antonyms for garroting
verb garroting
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- release — to lease again.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
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