Definition

1. Noun:

   • An instrument for execution by strangulation: A garrote is a device, typically a metal collar or a cord with a handle, used to kill someone by tightening it around their neck.

2. Verb:

   • To execute or kill by strangulation with a garrote: To garrote someone means to strangle them using this specific instrument.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The museum displayed a historical garrote used for capital punishment.
  • Execution by garrote was once a common method in some European countries.

• Verb:

  • The spy was captured and garroted by the enemy agents.
  • Historical accounts state that he was sentenced to be garroted.

Advanced Usage

• The verb is often used in a historical or criminal context. The past tense and past participle are commonly spelled as garroted or garrotted.
  • The victim appeared to have been garroted with a length of wire.

Variants and Related Words

• Garrote can also be spelled garotte or garrotte.
• Garrotter (noun): A person who garrotes someone.

Synonyms

• Noun (instrument): strangling device, throttling cord.
• Verb (action): strangle, throttle.

Related Phrases

• While not a phrasal verb, the term is directly associated with the phrase "to die by the garrote" or "to be put to death by the garrote."
  • The sentence was to be put to death by the garrote.

Noun

1. an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation

Verb

1. strangle with an iron collar
   • people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain