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strangle
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
strangles; strangled; strangling
strangles; strangled; strangling
Learner's definition of STRANGLE
[+ object]
1
: to kill (a person or animal) by squeezing the throat扼死；勒死；绞死
- He used a rope to strangle her (to death). = He strangled her (to death) with a rope.他用绳子把她勒死了。
2
: to stop (something) from growing or developing抑制；压制；扼杀
- The weeds are strangling the plant.野草抑制植物的生长。
- The company is trying to strangle the smaller competition.这家公司试图压制较弱的竞争对手。
strangle
verb
stran·gle ˈstraŋ-gəl 
strangled; strangling ˈstraŋ-g(ə-)liŋ
Example Sentences
The weeds are strangling the plant. The company is trying to strangle the smaller competition.
Recent Examples on the Web To strangle a 302-cubic-inch motor down to a sickly 134 horsepower is an amazing—but embarrassing—feat of modern technology. 
Car and Driver, 9 Sep. 2022 He was sentenced in 2018 to three to 13 years in prison for fleeing a Harrison County sheriff’s deputy and trying to strangle him during a scuffle. John Raby, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 Earlier this year Russia launched the bloodiest armed conflict in Europe since World War II, and this summer China publicly displayed plans to strangle or swallow the free people of Taiwan. Roger Zakheim, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2022 During a search of the men’s apartment, police found several cords that could have been used to strangle Jorge. Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2022 In 2021, the actor was arrested after allegedly trying to strangle his then-girlfriend. Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 Investigators determined that Blanco used a power cord to strangle Pacheco. BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 The rope used to strangle and kill her was still around her neck, and police say her footprints were on the inside of the windshield. Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2022 The rope used to strangle her was still around her neck, according to the district attorney's office. Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 12 July 2022 See More
Car and Driver, 9 Sep. 2022 He was sentenced in 2018 to three to 13 years in prison for fleeing a Harrison County sheriff’s deputy and trying to strangle him during a scuffle. John Raby, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 Earlier this year Russia launched the bloodiest armed conflict in Europe since World War II, and this summer China publicly displayed plans to strangle or swallow the free people of Taiwan. Roger Zakheim, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2022 During a search of the men’s apartment, police found several cords that could have been used to strangle Jorge. Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2022 In 2021, the actor was arrested after allegedly trying to strangle his then-girlfriend. Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 Investigators determined that Blanco used a power cord to strangle Pacheco. BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 The rope used to strangle and kill her was still around her neck, and police say her footprints were on the inside of the windshield. Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2022 The rope used to strangle her was still around her neck, according to the district attorney's office. Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 12 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangler, from Latin strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē halter — more at strain
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of strangle was in the 14th century verb
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