garrote

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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

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