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  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Strangle
  2. n. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
  3. j:100 n the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe 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