Garrote

Quick meaning: Garrote is a noun meaning Something, especially a cord or wire, used for strangulation.

Meaning

Something, especially a cord or wire, used for strangulation.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To execute by strangulation, to kill using a garrote.
2. (transitive) To suddenly render insensible by semi-strangulation, and then to rob.
3. (historical) An iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation.

Example Sentences

The mob boss was known for having his enemies executed with a garrote of piano wire.

The prison, scaffold, garrote, handcuffs, iron necklace and leadballs do their work, / The named and unnamed heroes pass to other spheres,

I have twenty times done that which by Busnée law should have brought me to the filimicha (gallows), yet my neck has never yet been squeezed by the cold garrote.

About this time the police reports were full of cases of garrotting. The victim was seized from behind, one man gagged or burked him, while another picked his pocket.

Word Forms

• garrotes
• garotte
• garrotte
• garroting
• garroted

Synonyms for garrote

Depending on context, synonyms include garrotte, garotte.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include garotte, garrotte, cangue, spancel, halter, yoke.

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