(v) kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air, Syn. throttle, strangulate, Example:he tried to strangle his opponent; A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
a. 1. (Med.) Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression; as, a strangulated hernia. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Bot.) Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted. [ 1913 Webster ]
Strangulated hernia. (Med.) See under Hernia. [ 1913 Webster ]