ALL meanings of stranglers
stran·gle
S s - verb with object stranglers 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 stranglers to kill by stopping the breath in any manner; choke; stifle; suffocate. 1
- verb with object stranglers to prevent the continuance, growth, rise, or action of; suppress: Censorship strangles a free press. 1
- verb without object stranglers to be choked, stifled, or suffocated. 1