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(v)
strangle
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strangulate
,
throttle
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
“he tried to strangulate his opponent”
,
“A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes”
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(v)
strangulate
constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
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(v)
strangulate
become constricted
“The hernia will strangulate”
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