v. & n. (also garotte; US garrote)
v.tr. 1 execute or kill by strangulation, esp. with an iron or wire collar etc. 2 throttle in order to rob.
n. 1 a a Spanish method of execution by garrotting. b the apparatus used for this. 2 highway robbery in which the victim is throttled.
[ F garrotter or Sp. garrotear f. garrote a cudgel, of unkn. orig. ]