English to English
verb
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- conceal or hide
Smother a yawn.
Muffle one's anger.
Strangle a yawn.
source: WordNet 3.0
- die from strangulation
source: WordNet 3.0
- prevent the progress or free movement of
He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather.
The imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries.
source: WordNet 3.0
- constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
source: WordNet 3.0
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
He swallowed a fishbone and gagged.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
- To be strangled, or suffocated.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [strángl] Uminis; sumakal
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
