Strangles – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
strangle
v.
choke to death, throttle by compressing the windpipe and preventing the intake of air, asphyxiate; stifle, suppress
Strangles
strangles
Noun
1. an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes
(synonym) equine distemper
(hypernym) distemper
strangle
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) strangulate, throttle
(hypernym) kill
(hyponym) garrote, garrotte, garotte, scrag
(entail) compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
(derivation) choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling
2. conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
(synonym) smother, stifle, muffle, repress
(hypernym) suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
3. die from strangulation
(hypernym) suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate
(derivation) strangulation
4. 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"
(synonym) hamper, halter, cramp
(hypernym) restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
5. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
(synonym) choke
(hypernym) compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
(cause) choke
(derivation) strangulation
6. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
(synonym) gag, choke, suffocate
(hypernym) suffer, hurt
strangle
v.
uškrtit; potlačit
strangle
Czas.
dusić; tłumić