Definizione monolingua

strangle

strangle (third-person singular simple present strangles, present participle strangling, simple past and past participle strangled)

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

   He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid.

2. (transitive) To stifle or suppress an action.

   She strangled a scream.

3. (intransitive) To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.

   The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar.

Definizione dizionario strangle

comprimere

pressare

soffocare

strangolare

strozzare

Altri significati:

(to) strangle

To kill by squeezing the neck in order to compress the carotide and/or trachea.

To squeeze the neck in order to compress the carotide and/or trachea, possibly leading to unconsciousness or death.

To stifle or suppress an action

(transitive) To stifle or suppress an action.

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

(intransitive) To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.

To kill someone by strangulation