garrotes

verb

variants or garottes
present tense third-person singular of garrote
as in strangles
to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe the goons sent by the loan shark threatened to garrote the hero with his own necktie

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  1. strangles
  2. chokes
  3. throttles
Verb
  • By the end of the show, Daya’s addiction has turned her into the prison’s drug lord, and her mother strangles her during the series finale.
    — Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 11 July 2026
  • But the same instinct that makes a founder indispensable early is exactly what strangles the organization later.
    — Daria Rudnik, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of strangles
Verb
  • Remove chokes from artichokes and steam in small amount of water for 15 minutes, adding water to pan as needed.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Connecticut’s largest cities also struggle with the state’s highest property tax rates, which chokes business growth and, in turn, shifts more burden onto residential owners.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
Definition of chokes
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  • Mansfield Legacy throttles Crowley Mansfield Legacy piled on the hits against Crowley Friday, seizing a 17-1 victory in a game that ended after three innings.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Records could also be topped in Las Vegas and Phoenix through the weekend as the early-season desert heat wave throttles up.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of throttles
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