ALL meanings of strangle
stran·gle
S s - verb with object strangle to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord. 1
- verb with object strangle to kill by stopping the breath in any manner; choke; stifle; suffocate. 1
- verb with object strangle to prevent the continuance, growth, rise, or action of; suppress: Censorship strangles a free press. 1
- verb without object strangle to be choked, stifled, or suffocated. 1
- transitive verb strangle kill by choking 1
- abbreviation STRANGLE suppress 1
- verb transitive strangle to suffocate or choke in any manner 0
- verb transitive strangle to suppress, stifle, or repress 0
- intransitive verb strangle to be strangled 0
- verb strangle To strangle someone means to kill them by squeezing their throat tightly so that they cannot breathe. 0
- verb strangle To strangle something means to prevent it from succeeding or developing. 0
- verb strangle to kill by compressing the windpipe; throttle 0
- verb strangle to prevent or inhibit the growth or development of 0
- verb strangle to suppress (an utterance) by or as if by swallowing suddenly 0
- verb transitive strangle to kill by squeezing the throat as with the hands, a noose, etc., so as to shut off the breath; throttle; choke 0