Word

strangle, v.
(strangled, strangles, strangling)
freq. cnt. 4

kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

strangle strangulate throttle

sample sentences

"he tried to strangulate his opponent"
"A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

strangulation strangling strangler strangler

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

throttling throttler

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

strangulation

semantic pointers

hypernym

kill

entailment

compress, contract, press, constrict, squeeze, compact

hyponym

garrote, garrotte, garotte, scrag

struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

choke gag strangle suffocate

sample sentences

"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

choking

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

suffocative suffocation

semantic pointers

hypernym

suffer, hurt

constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

choke strangle

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

choking

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

strangulation

semantic pointers

cause

choke

hypernym

compress, contract, press, constrict, squeeze, compact

prevent the progress or free movement of
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

cramp halter hamper strangle

sample sentences

"He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"
"the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hamper

semantic pointers

hypernym

limit, confine, restrict, bound, throttle, trammel

die from strangulation
<verb.change>

strangle

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

strangulation

semantic pointers

hypernym

suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate

suppress in order to conceal or hide
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

muffle repress smother stifle strangle