Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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strangle | No | No | Yes | No |
trammel | Yes | No | Yes | No |
strangle (noun) | trammel (noun) |
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a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) | |
a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble | |
an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace | |
a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh |
strangle (verb) | trammel (verb) |
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constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing | place limits on (extent or amount or access) |
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake | catch in or as if in a trap |
prevent the progress or free movement of | |
die from strangulation | |
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air | |
suppress in order to conceal or hide |