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 |
verb. suppress in order to conceal or hide smother a yawn|muffle one's anger|strangle a laugh|repress a cry of fear |
verb. die from strangulation |
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 |
verb. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing |
verb. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake he swallowed a fishbone and gagged |
