strangle

/ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l/verb
Elementary
1

To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.

2

To stifle or suppress.

3

To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.

4

To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.

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