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stran·gle
(străng′gəl)v. stran·gled, stran·gling, stran·gles
v.tr.
1.
a. To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle.
b. To cut off the oxygen supply of; smother.
2. To suppress, repress, or stifle: strangle a scream.
3. To inhibit the growth or action of; restrict: "That artist is strangled who is forced to deal with human beings solely in social terms" (James Baldwin).
v.intr.
1. To become strangled.
2. To die from suffocation or strangulation; choke.
[Middle English stranglen, from Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulāre, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē, halter.]
stran′gler n.
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strangle
(ˈstræŋɡəl)vb
1. (tr) to kill by compressing the windpipe; throttle
2. (tr) to prevent or inhibit the growth or development of: to strangle originality.
3. (tr) to suppress (an utterance) by or as if by swallowing suddenly: to strangle a cry.
[C13: via Old French, ultimately from Greek strangalē a halter]
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stran•gle
(ˈstræŋ gəl)v. -gled, -gling. v.t.
1. to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air; throttle.
2. to obstruct seriously or fatally the breathing of in any manner; choke; stifle; suffocate.
3. to prevent the continuance, growth, or action of; suppress: Censorship strangles a free press.
v.i. 4. to be choked, stifled, or suffocated.
[1250–1300; Middle English strangelen < Old French estrangler < Latin strangulāre < Greek strangalân, derivative of strangálē halter, akin to strangós twisted]
stran′gler, n.
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strangle
Past participle: strangled
Gerund: strangling
| Imperative |
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| strangle |
| strangle |
| Present |
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| I strangle |
| you strangle |
| he/she/it strangles |
| we strangle |
| you strangle |
| they strangle |
| Preterite |
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| I strangled |
| you strangled |
| he/she/it strangled |
| we strangled |
| you strangled |
| they strangled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am strangling |
| you are strangling |
| he/she/it is strangling |
| we are strangling |
| you are strangling |
| they are strangling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have strangled |
| you have strangled |
| he/she/it has strangled |
| we have strangled |
| you have strangled |
| they have strangled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was strangling |
| you were strangling |
| he/she/it was strangling |
| we were strangling |
| you were strangling |
| they were strangling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had strangled |
| you had strangled |
| he/she/it had strangled |
| we had strangled |
| you had strangled |
| they had strangled |
| Future |
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| I will strangle |
| you will strangle |
| he/she/it will strangle |
| we will strangle |
| you will strangle |
| they will strangle |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have strangled |
| you will have strangled |
| he/she/it will have strangled |
| we will have strangled |
| you will have strangled |
| they will have strangled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be strangling |
| you will be strangling |
| he/she/it will be strangling |
| we will be strangling |
| you will be strangling |
| they will be strangling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been strangling |
| you have been strangling |
| he/she/it has been strangling |
| we have been strangling |
| you have been strangling |
| they have been strangling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been strangling |
| you will have been strangling |
| he/she/it will have been strangling |
| we will have been strangling |
| you will have been strangling |
| they will have been strangling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been strangling |
| you had been strangling |
| he/she/it had been strangling |
| we had been strangling |
| you had been strangling |
| they had been strangling |
| Conditional |
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| I would strangle |
| you would strangle |
| he/she/it would strangle |
| we would strangle |
| you would strangle |
| they would strangle |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have strangled |
| you would have strangled |
| he/she/it would have strangled |
| we would have strangled |
| you would have strangled |
| they would have strangled |
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Verb 1. strangle - 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"
kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
2. strangle - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
3. strangle - die from strangulation
asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
4. strangle - 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"
5. strangle - constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
6. strangle - struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
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strangle
verb
1. throttle, choke, asphyxiate, garrotte, strangulate, smother, suffocate He was almost strangled by his parachute harness straps.
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strangle
verb1. To interfere with or stop the normal breathing of, especially by constricting the windpipe:
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Translations
škrtituškrtit
kvælestrangulere
kuristaa
zadaviti
kyrkja
絞め殺す
목 졸라 죽이다
pasmaugimaspasmaugtismaugti
nožņaugtžņaugt
zaškrtiť
zadaviti
strypa
ฆ่าโดยการบีบคอ
bóp cổ
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strangle
vt (= murder) → erwürgen, erdrosseln, strangulieren (form); (fig) cry, economy, originality → ersticken ; protests → abwürgen, ersticken ; this collar is strangling me (inf) → dieser Kragen schnürt mir den Hals zu or ein
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strangle
(ˈstrӕŋgl) verb to kill by gripping or squeezing the neck tightly, eg by tightening a cord etc round it. He strangled her with a nylon stocking; This top button is nearly strangling me! verwurg يَخْنُق удушавам estrangular (u)škrtit erdrosseln kvæle; strangulere στραγγαλίζω estrangular kägistama خفه كردن kuristaa étrangler לַחֲנוֹק गला घोंटकर मारना, दबाना, दमन करना, दम घुटना daviti, gušiti megfojt mencekik kyrkja strangolare 窒息させる 목졸라 죽이다 (pa)smaugti []žņaugt mencekik wurgen kvele, bli kvalt udusić خپک کول estrangular a strangula душить (za)škrtiť zadaviti daviti strypa ฆ่าโดยการบีบคอ boğmak 被勒死,扼死 душити, задушити گردن دبا کر مار دینا siết cổ, bóp nghẹt 被勒死,扼死
ˌstranguˈlation (-gju-) noun verwurging خَنْق удушаване estrangulamento zardoušení die Erdrosselung kvælning; strangulering στραγγαλισμός estrangulación lämbumine خفگي kuristaminen strangulation חניקה अवरोधन gušenje; podvezivanje (žile) eltöm(őd)és; megfojtás pencekikan kyrking strangolamento 絞殺 묵졸라 죽임 pasmaugimas žņaugšana dicekik wurging kveling uduszenie خپګی estrangulamento strangulare удушение (za)škrtenie zadavljenje davljenje strypning การฆ่าโดยการบีบคอ boğ(ul)ma 勒死 удушення حبس دم sự bóp nghẹt 勒死
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strangle
→ يَخْنُقُ uškrtit kvæle erwürgen στραγγαλίζω estrangular kuristaa étrangler zadaviti strangolare 絞め殺す 목 졸라 죽이다 wurgen kvele udusić estrangular душить strypa ฆ่าโดยการบีบคอ boğazlamak bóp cổ 扼死Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
stran·gle
v. estrangular.
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strangle
vt, vi estrangular(se)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.