Tuesday, May 26, 2015

STRANGLE

WORD: STRANGLE

MEANING:
1.
a. To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle.
b. To cut off the oxygen supply of; smother.
2. To suppress, repress, or stifle: strangle a scream.
3. To inhibit the growth or action of; restrict: "That artist is strangled who is forced to deal with human beings solely in social terms" (James Baldwin).
4. stified, crushed

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 14-year old girl strangled to death by family
2. he tried to strangle his opponent

PRONOUNCE:
stran·gle - स्ट्रैंगगल

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