GARROTE Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

garrote

verb

variants or garotte

Definition of garrote

as in to strangle

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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Recent Examples of garrote 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

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Witnesses speculated that the markings could be a sign she was strangled, raising concerns about possible foul play.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
One of the women who alleged she was strangled also accused him of rape, whipping her with a belt and pointing a gun in her face.

— Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Definition of strangle

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The states alleged in their lawsuit that the acquisition will substantially throttle competition in wide-release and top-grossing theatrical distribution and cable licensing in violation of antitrust laws.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Brent crude settled above $100 a barrel Thursday for the first time since late May, after Yemen's Houthis claimed strikes on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea — opening a second chokepoint in a war that has already throttled the Strait of Hormuz.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 July 2026

Definition of throttle

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