what does strangle mean?
STRANGLE as VERB
- Meaning
- struggle for breath
- have insufficient oxygen intake
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- he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
Hypernyms(s) strangle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- constrict (someone’’s) throat and keep from breathing
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Hypernyms(s) strangle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- prevent the progress or free movement of
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Usage Example(s)
- He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather
- the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries
Hypernyms(s) strangle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
Hypernyms(s) strangle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- smother a yawn
- muffle one’’s anger
- strangle a yawn
Hypernyms(s) strangle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- he tried to strangle his opponent
- A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
Hypernyms(s) strangle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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