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Strangle (v. t.) 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.
Strangle (v. t.) To stifle, choke, or suffocate in any manner.
Strangle (v. t.) To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress.
Strangle (v. i.) To be strangled, or suffocated.