Strangle Synonyms and Antonyms
străng'gəl
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Synonyms for Strangle
To cause asphyxia in; smother.
To die by being suffocated
To strangle in order to rob.
To keep or confine within physical limits:
To kill by preventing respiration; smother or suffocate.
(Biology) To prevent the transcription of a gene or the synthesis of a protein by the combination of a protein with an operator gene.
To thwart passage of; veto:
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To bring (a country) under control by force.
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.]
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.
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
To cover (a fire), excluding air from it and causing it to smolder or die down
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To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check
To cause to retch or choke
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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.
Antonyms for Strangle
To emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation.
Free means to release or let go.
Words Related to Strangle
To hold back or keep in check; control:
To curtail or inhibit the activity of something, such as the immune system or a gene.
To interfere with or stop the normal breathing of, especially by constricting the windpipe
To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check
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