- choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling - the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
--1 is a kind of suffocation, asphyxiation
Derived form: verb strangle1
- strangle, strangulate, throttle - 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"
--1 is one way to kill
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun strangulation1, noun strangler1, noun strangler2, noun strangling1
They want to strangle the prisoners
- smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
--2 is one way to suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- strangle - die from strangulation
--3 is one way to suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun strangulation2
Somebody ----s
- hamper, halter, cramp, strangle - 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"
--4 is one way to restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- choke, strangle - constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
--5 is one way to compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun strangulation2
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- gag, choke, strangle, suffocate - struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
--6 is one way to suffer, hurt
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s PP