Definitions for strangled
Overview of verb strangle
The verb strangle has 6 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) strangle, strangulate, throttle
(kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes")
2. smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress
(conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn")
3. strangle
(die from strangulation)
4. hamper, halter, cramp, strangle
(prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries")
5. choke, strangle
(constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing)
6. gag, choke, strangle, suffocate
(struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged")
Overview of adj strangled
The adj strangled has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) smothered, stifled, strangled, suppressed
(held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter")
