Strangle

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Mục lục 1 Verb (used with object) 1.1 to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord. 1.2 to kill by stopping the breath in any manner; choke; stifle; suffocate. 1.3 to prevent the continuance, growth, rise, or action of; suppress 2 Verb (used without object) 2.1 to be choked, stifled, or suffocated. 3 Antonyms 3.1 verb 4 Synonyms 4.1 verb

Verb (used with object)

to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord.

to kill by stopping the breath in any manner; choke; stifle; suffocate.

to prevent the continuance, growth, rise, or action of; suppress

Censorship strangles a free press.

Verb (used without object)

to be choked, stifled, or suffocated.

Antonyms

verb

free , let go , loose

Synonyms

verb

asphyxiate , gag , garrote/garrotte , inhibit , kill , muffle , quelch , repress , restrain , shush , smother , squelch , strangulate , subdue , suffocate , suppress , throttlenotes:strangle implies a focus on the result of this process , whereas strangulate focuses on the process itself , throttle , burke , choke , hold back , hold down , hush , quench , stifle , garrote , garrotte , quell , restrict