Strangle synonyms
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To cause asphyxia in; smother.
(Biology) To prevent the transcription of a gene or the synthesis of a protein by the combination of a protein with an operator gene.
(Soccer) To get in the way of a kick of the ball
To die by being suffocated
To bring (a country) under control by force.
To kill by preventing respiration; smother or suffocate.
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restrain (related)
To hold back or keep in check; control:
suppress (related)
To curtail or inhibit the activity of something, such as the immune system or a gene.
To strangle in order to rob.
To execute by strangulation
Muffle is defined as to wrap or cover for protection, to keep warm or make quiet.
To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish. [from 14th c.]
To keep or confine within physical limits:
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Throttle is defined as to control the speed of an engine or the flow of fuel in an engine, or to hold down or choke.
let-go (antonym)
To emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation.
free (antonym)
Free means to release or let go.
To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold for dissection.
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(Idiomatic) To continue, to hold and to manage well.
To stop making noise; be or become quiet or silent
To extinguish; put out
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To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check
breath (related)
To interfere with or stop the normal breathing of, especially by constricting the windpipe
restraint (related)
To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check
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To cause to retch or choke
To put into a hamper.
To control with or as if with a halter.
(Intransitive) (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
(Medicine) To stop flow through a vessel.
crush (related)
decapitate (related)
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cripple (related)
paralyze (related)
dismember (related)
paralyse (related)
To thwart passage of; veto:
Find another word for strangle. In this page you can discover 40 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for strangle, like: asphyxiate, repress, smother, suffocate, subdue, stifle, choke, restrain, suppress, garrote and garrotte.