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garrote

UK
/ɡəˈrɒt/
US
/ɡəˈrɑt/

Translations

garrotenoun
garrotes
pl
UK
/ɡəˈrɒt/
US
/ɡəˈrɑt/
The assassin used a garrote to silently eliminate his target.
L’assassin a utilisé un garrot pour éliminer silencieusement sa cible.
Additional translations
garrotageTerme rare pour désigner la mise à mort par étranglement au moyen d’un garrot.
Synonyms
cord
wire
noose
strangulation device
garroteverb
garroted
Past Simple
garroted
Past Participle
garroting
Gerund
UK
/ɡəˈrɒt/
US
/ɡəˈrɑt/
The spy was captured and garroted by the enemy forces.
L’espion a été capturé et garroté par les forces ennemies.
Synonyms
strangle
throttle
suffocate
choke
garroteadjective
Attributive use (e.g., “garrote wire”); treated as an adjective according to specification.
Additional translations
au garrotEmploi descriptif rare ; se dit surtout dans des contextes historiques ou techniques.
Synonyms
strangling
choking
throttling
suffocating
asphyxiating

Definitions

garrotenoun
A device, typically a cord or wire, used for strangling someone.
The assassin used a garrote to silently eliminate his target.
An execution method involving strangulation, often using a metal collar tightened by a screw.
In the past, the garrote was used as a method of capital punishment in some countries.
garroteverb
To execute someone by strangulation, typically using a wire, cord, or similar device.
The spy was captured and garroted by the enemy forces.
garroteadjective
Relating to or involving a garrote or garroting.
The assassin carried a small garrote wire in a special garrote pouch.
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