strangulation vs strangle

strangulation is a noun but strangle is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
strangulation	Yes	No	No	No
strangle	No	No	Yes	No

strangulation (noun)	strangle (noun)
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage

strangulation (verb)	strangle (verb)
	constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
	struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
	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