strangle

verbs

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"

strangle, strangulate, throttle

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conceal or hide

"smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle

die from strangulation

strangle

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is a type of (narrower)

be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

"The child suffocated under the pillow"

prevent the progress or free movement of

"He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"

cramp, halter, hamper, strangle

constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

choke, strangle

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struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

choke, gag, strangle, suffocate