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strangle

UK
/ˈstræŋɡl/
US
/ˈstræŋɡl/

Translations

strangleverb
strangled
Past Simple
strangled
Past Participle
strangling
Gerund
UK
/ˈstræŋɡl/
US
/ˈstræŋɡl/
She felt like the tight collar was starting to strangle her.
Она почувствовала, что тесный воротник начинает её душить.
He tried to strangle his opponent during the fight.
Он пытался задушить своего противника во время драки.
Synonyms
stifle
garrote
suffocate
smother
throttle
choke
stranglenoun
strangles
pl
UK
/ˈstræŋɡl/
US
/ˈstræŋɡəl/
Used chiefly in finance to denote an options strategy.
Synonyms
choking
garroting
asphyxiation
suffocation
throttling
chokehold
stranglehold
strangulation

Definitions

strangleverb
To kill someone by squeezing their throat tightly so that they cannot breathe.
The villain attempted to strangle the hero in the climactic scene.
To suppress or hinder something, such as a process or activity.
The new regulations could strangle innovation in the tech industry.
To struggle for breath; to choke.
He began to strangle on the piece of food that got stuck in his throat.
stranglenoun
An options trading strategy involving the simultaneous purchase or sale of an out-of-the-money call and put on the same underlying asset with the same expiration date.
The trader opened a long strangle to benefit from the stock's expected volatility.
The act or instance of strangling; strangulation.
The coroner confirmed that the victim had died from a strangle.
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