Associations to the word «Strangulate»
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Wiktionary
STRANGULATE, verb. (medicine) To stop flow through a vessel.
STRANGULATE, verb. To strangle.
Dictionary definition
STRANGULATE, verb. Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes".
STRANGULATE, verb. Constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air.
STRANGULATE, verb. Become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate".
Wise words
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word is the difference between lightning and a lightning
bug.