Strangle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈstɹæŋɡəl/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Strangle is a verb meaning (transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply.
Meaning
(transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To choke, suffocate or throttle, whether the victim survives or not.
- (transitive) To stifle or suppress.
- (intransitive) To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
- (intransitive) To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.
- (finance) A trading strategy using options, constructed through taking equal positions in a put and a call with different strike prices, such that there is a payoff if the underlying asset's value moves beyond the range of the two strike prices.
Example Sentences
He strangled a scream.
She strangled her husband and dissolved the body in acid.
The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar.
Shall I not then be stifled in the vault, / […] And there die strangled ere my Romeo comes?
Word Forms
- strangles
- strangling
- strangled
Synonyms for strangle
Depending on context, synonyms include scrag, throttle.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include throttle, smother, stifle, suffocate, choke, crush.
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