STRANGLE
\stɹˈaŋɡə͡l], \stɹˈaŋɡəl], \s_t_ɹ_ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_əl]\
Definitions of STRANGLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as with the hand or a rope.
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To stifle, choke, or suffocate in any manner.
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To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress.
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To be strangled, or suffocated.
By Oddity Software
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To choke; to suppress or stifie; as, to strangle one's desires.
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To be choked or suffocated.
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Strangler.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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