garrote

verb

variants or garotte

garroted or garotted; garroting or garotting

transitive verb

: to strangle with or as if with a garrote

garroter noun

Synonyms of garrote

• strangle
• choke
• throttle

Examples of garrote in a Sentence

the goons sent by the loan shark threatened to garrote the hero with his own necktie

Recent Examples on the Web

That means the Senate's only practical effect is adding another point at which oligarch lobbyists can garrote popular policy. —Ryan Cooper, The Week, 29 Oct. 2021

Tony, unhindered by any sense of moral anguish, garrotes the man in broad daylight with a length of cable. —Adam Wilson, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019

Sometimes the line between good writing and bad writing can be as thin as the piano wire with which a madman garrotes his victims. —Laura Miller, Slate Magazine, 15 Aug. 2017

Last year, he was garroted by saw briars—the vicious inch-long thorns that lace the course—which left bleeding gashes across his neck. —George Pendle, Esquire, 26 July 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for garrote

• barret
• carrot

Kids Definition

garrote

1 of 2 noun

gar·​rote

variants or garotte

gə-ˈrät  -ˈrōt 

ˈgar-ət

1

a

: a method of execution by strangling

b

: the apparatus used

2

: an implement (as a wire with a handle at each end) for strangling

garrote

2 of 2 verb

variants or garotte

garroted or garotted; garroting or garotting

: to strangle with or as if with a garrote

garroter noun