strangle

verb

1. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air

   verb.contact

   Examples

   He tried to strangle his opponent.

   Synonyms strangulate throttle

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. conceal or hide

   verb.contact

   Examples

   Strangle a yawn.

   Synonyms muffle repress smother stifle

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. die from strangulation

   verb.change

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. prevent the progress or free movement of

   verb.change

   Examples

   The imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries.

   Synonyms cramp halter hamper

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

   verb.body

   Synonyms choke

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

   verb.body

   Synonyms choke gag suffocate

   Source: WordNet 3.0

7. To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as with the hand or a rope.

   verb

   Source: webster1913

8. To be strangled, or suffocated.

   verb

   Source: webster1913