strangle

/'stræɳgl/
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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To kill by squeezing the throat to prevent breathing: This is the primary meaning, referring to causing death through external pressure on the neck, cutting off air or blood flow.
    • To suppress or stifle something: This figurative meaning refers to preventing the development, expression, or free movement of something.
    • To constrict or tighten painfully: This can describe a tight, choking sensation, often physical or emotional.
Usage and Examples
  • Literal meaning (to kill by constricting the throat):
    • The evidence showed the victim had been strangled.
    • He was convicted for attempting to strangle his rival.
  • Figurative meaning (to suppress or prevent):
    • The new regulations strangle innovation and free trade.
    • She strangled a scream when she saw the spider.
  • Describing a constricting sensation:
    • Fear strangled his voice, and he couldn't speak.
    • The tight collar seemed to strangle him.
Advanced Usage
  • "strangle the press/free speech": To suppress freedom of expression or information.
    • The authoritarian regime sought to strangle the independent press.
  • "strangle a movement/rebellion": To crush or suppress a social or political movement.
    • The government used force to strangle the protest movement in its infancy.
  • "stranglehold" (noun - a variant): A grip or influence that suppresses or controls completely.
    • The company has a stranglehold on the local market.
Variants and Related Words
  • Strangler (n): A person who strangles someone.
  • Strangulation (n): The act or process of strangling, or the state of being strangled; death caused by compressing the neck.
  • Strangling (n/adj): Used to describe the action or something that causes strangulation.
Synonyms
  • Throttle: Often used interchangeably with 'strangle' in the literal sense.
  • Choke: Can mean to hinder breathing, but is more general and not always fatal.
  • Suppress: A synonym for the figurative meaning of preventing development or expression.
  • Stifle: To smother or restrain; a close synonym for the figurative use.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(Note: 'Strangle' itself is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meanings are typically expressed directly or through related nouns like 'stranglehold'.)

Related Idioms
  • "Strangle with red tape": To hinder or prevent action through excessive bureaucracy or complex regulations.
    • The project was strangled with red tape and never started.
Verb
  1. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
    • he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
  2. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
  3. 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
  4. die from strangulation
  5. conceal or hide
    • smother a yawn
    • muffle one's anger
    • strangle a yawn
  6. 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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