strangulate

Verbs

  • (v) 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
    strangle, throttle,
  • (v) constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
  • (v) become constricted
    • The hernia will strangulate

Synonyms

strangle throttle

Words of close approximity