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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Strangle \Stran"gle\, v. i.
     To be strangled, or suffocated.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Strangle \Stran"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strangled; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Strangling.] [OF. estrangler, F. ['e]trangler, L.
     strangulare, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? a halter; and perhaps akin to E.
     string, n. Cf. Strain, String.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Our Saxon ancestors compelled the adulteress to
              strangle herself.                     --Ayliffe.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To stifle, choke, or suffocate in any manner.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Shall I not then be stifled in the vault, . . .
              And there die strangled ere my Romeo comes? --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress.
        ``Strangle such thoughts.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Strangle \Stran"gle\, v. i.
     To be strangled, or suffocated.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Strangle \Stran"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strangled; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Strangling.] [OF. estrangler, F. ['e]trangler, L.
     strangulare, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? a halter; and perhaps akin to E.
     string, n. Cf. Strain, String.]
     1. 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.
  
              Our Saxon ancestors compelled the adulteress to
              strangle herself.                     --Ayliffe.
  
     2. To stifle, choke, or suffocate in any manner.
  
              Shall I not then be stifled in the vault, . . . And
              there die strangled ere my Romeo comes? --Shak.
  
     3. To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress.
        ``Strangle such thoughts.'' --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  strangle
       v 1: 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" [syn: strangulate,
             throttle]
       2: conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger";
          "strangle a yawn" [syn: smother, stifle, muffle, repress]
       3: die from strangulation
       4: prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered
          in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperilist nation
          wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small
          countries" [syn: hamper, halter, cramp]
       5: constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing [syn: choke]
       6: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he
          swallowed a fishbone and gagged" [syn: gag, choke, suffocate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  strangle
     Αγγλικά vb.
     στραγγαλίζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  strangle
     n.
     (lb en finance) A trading strategy using options, constructed through
  taking equal positions in a put and a call with different strike prices,
  such that there is a payoff if the underlying asset's value moves beyond
  the range of the two strike prices.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to
  cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
     2 (lb en transitive) To stifle or suppress.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To be killed by strangulation, or become
  strangled.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any
  manner.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  strangle
     n.
     (lb en finance) A trading strategy using options, constructed through
  taking equal positions in a put and a call with different strike prices,
  such that there is a payoff if the underlying asset's value moves beyond
  the range of the two strike prices.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to
  cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
     2 (lb en transitive) To stifle or suppress.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To be killed by strangulation, or become
  strangled.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any
  manner.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  strangle
     n.
     (lb en finance) A trading strategy using options, constructed through
  taking equal positions in a put and a call with different strike prices,
  such that there is a payoff if the underlying asset's value moves beyond
  the range of the two strike prices.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to
  cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
     2 (lb en transitive) To stifle or suppress.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To be killed by strangulation, or become
  strangled.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any
  manner.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  strangle
     n.
     (lb en finance) A trading strategy using options, constructed through
  taking equal positions in a put and a call with different strike prices,
  such that there is a payoff if the underlying asset's value moves beyond
  the range of the two strike prices.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to
  cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
     2 (lb en transitive) To stifle or suppress.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To be killed by strangulation, or become
  strangled.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any
  manner.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  strangle
     Englanti vb.
     kuristaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  strangle
     Engelska vb.
     strypa; kväva

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Strangle /stɹˈaŋɡəl/
  إخنق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  strangle //ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l// //ˈstɹæŋɡəl// 
  1. удушавам
  to kill someone by strangulation
  2. сподавям
  to stifle or suppress

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  strangle /stɹˈaŋɡəl/ 
  potlačovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  strangle /stɹˈaŋɡəl/ 
  škrtit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  strangle /stɹˈaŋɡəl/ 
  uškrtit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  strangle /stɹˈaŋɡəl/ 
  zadávit

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  strangle /stɹˈaŋɡəl/ 
  llindagu 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  strangle /stɹˈaŋɡəl/ 
  erwürgen, würgen 
        "he/she strangles"  - er/sie erwürgt, er/sie würgt
        "I/he/she strangled"  - ich/er/sie erwürgte, ich/er/sie würgte
        "he/she has/had strangled"  - er/sie hat/hatte erwürgt, er/sie hat/hatte gewürgt
   see: strangling, strangled
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  strangle /stɹˈaŋɡəl/
  
  στραγγαλίζω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  strangle //ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l// //ˈstɹæŋɡəl// 
  kuristaa
  to kill someone by strangulation

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  strangle /stɹˈaŋɡəl/ 
  1. गला घोंटकर मारना या दबाना
        "He strangled the mango to take out the pulp."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  strangle /stɹˈaŋɡəl/
  daviti, gušiti, ugušiti, zadaviti

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  strangle //ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l// //ˈstɹæŋɡəl// 
  mencekik
  to kill someone by strangulation

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  strangle //ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l// //ˈstɹæŋɡəl// 
  絞め殺す
  to kill someone by strangulation

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  strangle /stræŋgl/
  astrangulare

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  strangle /stræŋgl/ 
  1. pasmaugti, uždusinti, uždusti
  2. smaugti, veržti (apie apykaklę)
  3. (nu)slopinti, užgniaužti

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  strangle /stræŋgl/
  choken, worgen, wurgen

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  strangle //ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l// //ˈstɹæŋɡəl// 
  kvele
  to kill someone by strangulation

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  strangle /ˈstræŋgəl/ 
   1.  udusić
   2.  zduszać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  strangle /stræŋgl/ 
  estrangular

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  strangle //ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l// //ˈstɹæŋɡəl// 
  1. strypa
  to kill someone by strangulation
  2. undertrycka
  to stifle or suppress

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  strangle /stɹˈaŋɡəl/
  1. boğmak, boğazlamak, boğazını sıkarak öldürmek
  2. bastırmak
  3. boğulmak. strangle hold güreşte boğma vaziyeti
  4. boğucu hakimiyet.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈstɹæŋɡəɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  162 Moby Thesaurus words for "strangle":
     OD, abbreviate, asphyxiate, bang, bar, barricade, batten,
     batten down, be killed, behead, block, block up, blockade, bolt,
     bottle up, bowstring, burke, burn, button, button up, censor,
     chock, choke, choke off, circumscribe, clamp down on, clap, close,
     close off, close tight, close up, coarct, compact, compress,
     concentrate, condense, consolidate, constrict, constringe, contain,
     contract, cork, cork up, cover, crack down on, cramp, crowd,
     crucify, crush, curtail, damp down, debar, decapitate, decollate,
     decrease, defenestrate, deflate, disarm, dog, draw, draw in,
     draw together, drown, electrocute, enchain, execute, extinguish,
     famish, fasten, fold, fold up, gag, garrote, guillotine, hamstring,
     handcuff, hobble, hog-tie, hold down, inflict capital punishment,
     jam, jump on, keep down, keep under, key, kill, knit, knock out,
     lapidate, latch, lock, lock out, lock up, manacle, muffle, muzzle,
     narrow, obstruct, occlude, pack, padlock, paralyze, plumb,
     pour water on, prostrate, pucker, pucker up, purse, put down,
     put out, put to death, quash, quell, quench, reduce, repress, seal,
     seal off, seal up, secure, shoot, shorten, shush, shut,
     shut down on, shut off, shut out, shut the door, shut tight,
     shut up, silence, sit down on, sit on, slam, smash, smother, snap,
     snuff out, solidify, squash, squeeze, squeeze shut, squelch,
     stamp out, stanch, starve, stifle, stone, stop the breath, stop up,
     strangulate, stultify, subdue, suffocate, suppress, throttle,
     trample out, trample underfoot, truss up, wrinkle, zip up,
     zipper
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 勒死,使窒息;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 勒死,扼死,压制,使窒息,抑制
     vi. 被扼死,被绞死,窒息而死

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