STRANGULATE

• (verb) become constricted

  "The hernia will strangulate"

• (verb) constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air

• (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"

  synonyms : strangle , throttle

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