1. strangle - verb
· kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangulate his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
Synonym(s): strangulate, throttle
Hypernym(s): kill
2. strangle - verb
· suppress in order to conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a laugh"; "repress a cry of fear"
Synonym(s): smother, stifle, muffle, repress
Hypernym(s): inhibit, bottle_up, suppress
3. strangle - verb
· die from strangulation
Hypernym(s): suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate
4. strangle - verb
· prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
Synonym(s): hamper, halter, cramp
Hypernym(s): restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
5. strangle - verb
· constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
Synonym(s): choke
Hypernym(s): compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
6. strangle - verb
· struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
Synonym(s): gag, choke, suffocate
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