STRANGLE


Meaning of STRANGLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ stræŋg(ə)l ]

( strangles, strangling, strangled)

1.

To strangle someone means to kill them by squeezing their throat tightly so that they cannot breathe.

He tried to strangle a border policeman and steal his gun...

= throttle

VERB : V n

2.

To strangle something means to prevent it from succeeding or developing.

The country’s economic plight is strangling its scientific institutions...

VERB : V n

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