STRANGLE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • struggle for breath
    • have insufficient oxygen intake
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • constrict (someone’’s) throat and keep from breathing
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) strangle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Cause(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • prevent the progress or free movement of
    Synonym(s) 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 Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • die from strangulation
    Hypernyms(s) strangle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • conceal or hide
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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)
  6. 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s) Entail(s)