strangle

stran·gle

verb \ˈstraŋ-gəl\

stran·gledstran·gling \-g(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of STRANGLE

transitive verb

1

: to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (as a hand or rope)

2

: to obstruct seriously or fatally the normal breathing of <the bone wedged in his throat and strangled him>

intransitive verb

1

: to become strangled : undergo a severe interference with breathing

2

: to die from interference with breathing