strangulate
English Thesaurus
1. become constricted (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | constrict, constringe, narrow, |
| definition | : | become tight or as if tight (verb.change) |
2. constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air (verb.contact)
3. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | kill, |
| definition | : | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact) |
4. constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | strangulation, |
| definition | : | (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid (noun.act) |
5. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling, |
| definition | : | the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | strangler, strangler tree, |
| definition | : | an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree (noun.plant) |
6. constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | strangulation, |
| definition | : | (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid (noun.act) |
7. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling, |
| definition | : | the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | strangler, strangler tree, |
| definition | : | an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree (noun.plant) |
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