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strangle
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Verb
  • struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
    • he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
  • constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
  • 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
  • die from strangulation
  • conceal or hide
    • smother a yawn
    • muffle one's anger
    • strangle a yawn
  • 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
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