Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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strangle | No | No | Yes | No |
strangulate | No | No | Yes | No |
strangle (verb) | strangulate (verb) |
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constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing | become constricted |
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake | kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air |
prevent the progress or free movement of | constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air |
die from strangulation | |
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air | |
suppress in order to conceal or hide |