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strangulate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'strangulate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Strangulate [ a.]
- Strangulated.

Meaning of 'strangulate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . strangulate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
Example in sentence:
  • A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes;
  • he tried to strangulate his opponent
Meaning (2):
- become constricted
Example in sentence:
  • The hernia will strangulate

Nearby Words:

strabism strabismometer strabismus strabotomy straddle straddled straddling stradometrical straggle straggled

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