Thesaurus: strangles

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1. n. A disease in horses and swine, in which the upper part of the throat, or groups of lymphatic glands elsewhere, swells.
2. n. an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes
3. A disease in horses and swine, in which the upper part of the throat, or groups of lymphatic glands elsewhere, swells.
4. A disease in horses and swine, in which the upper part of thethroat, or groups of lymphatic glands elsewhere, swells.
5. n an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes v kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air v conceal or hide v die from strangulation v prevent the progress or free movement of v constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing v struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake