strangulate

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verb

1. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
- he tried to strangle his opponent
- A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
• Syn:
strangle, throttle
• Derivationally related forms:
throttler (for: throttle), throttling (for: throttle), strangulation, strangulation (for: strangle), strangler (for: strangle), strangling (for: strangle)
• Hypernyms:
kill
• Hyponyms:
garrote, garrotte, garotte, scrag
• Entailment:
compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- They want to strangulate the prisoners
2. constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
• Derivationally related forms:
strangulation
• Hypernyms:
compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
3. become constricted
- The hernia will strangulate
• Hypernyms:
constrict, constringe, narrow
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  strangle, throttle