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11strangle — [[t]stræ̱ŋg(ə)l[/t]] strangles, strangling, strangled 1) VERB To strangle someone means to kill them by squeezing their throat tightly so that they cannot breathe. [V n] He tried to strangle a border policeman and steal his gun... [V n] He was… …
12strangle — UK [ˈstræŋɡ(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms strangle : present tense I/you/we/they strangle he/she/it strangles present participle strangling past tense strangled past participle strangled 1) to kill a person or an animal by squeezing… …
13Strangle — An options strategy where the investor holds a position in both a call and put with different strike prices but with the same maturity and underlying asset. This option strategy is profitable only if there are large movements in the price of the… …
14strangle — verb ADVERB ▪ almost, half, nearly, practically ▪ slowly VERB + STRANGLE ▪ try to PREPOSITION …
15strangle — v. to strangle smb. to death * * * [ stræŋg(ə)l] to strangle smb. to death …
16strangle — [13] Strangle comes via Old French estrangler and Latin strangulāre from Greek straggalān ‘strangle’. This was related to straggós ‘twisted’, and has more distant links with English string and strong – the common semantic denominator being… …
17strangle — [13] Strangle comes via Old French estrangler and Latin strangulāre from Greek straggalān ‘strangle’. This was related to straggós ‘twisted’, and has more distant links with English string and strong – the common semantic denominator being… …
18strangle — stran|gle [ˈstræŋgəl] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: estrangler, from Latin strangulare; STRANGULATION] 1.) to kill someone by pressing their throat with your hands, a rope etc →↑choke strangle with ▪ The victim had been strangled… …
19strangle — stran|gle [ stræŋgl ] verb transitive 1. ) to kill a person or an animal by squeezing their throat so that they cannot breathe: He strangled her with a telephone cord. 2. ) to stop the development of something, especially an economy: Some fear… …
20strangle — A code word used normally by ground controllers meaning, “Switch off the [equipment indicated],” as in strangle canary, meaning “Switch off the IFF (identification friend or foe).” …
