Strangle

verb

'stræŋɡəl

Verb

prevent the progress or free movement of
“the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries”
Similar:Cramp Halter Hamper
Type of:TrammelBoundConfine
suppress in order to conceal or hide
“strangle a laugh”
Similar:Muffle Repress Smother Stifle
Type of:SuppressInhibit
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
Similar:Choke Gag Suffocate
Type of:SufferHurt
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
Similar:StrangulateThrottle
Type of:Kill
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
Similar:Choke
Type of:PressSqueezeCompact
die from strangulation
Type of:AsphyxiateStifle Suffocate