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adj |
verb |
adv |
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
(verb) choke
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
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
(verb) repress, smother, stifle, muffle
conceal or hide
smother a yawn; muffle one's anger; strangle a yawn
(verb) strangulate, throttle
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