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noun : STRANGLES
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes ;
verb : STRANGLES
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangulate his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes" ;
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2. (
) suppress in order to conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a laugh"; "repress a cry of fear" ;
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3. (
) die from strangulation ;
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5. (
) constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing ;
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6. (
) struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" ;
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