Word Meaning

strangles definition and meaning

v. t. To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as with the hand or a rope.
v. t. To stifle, choke, or suffocate in any manner.
v. t. To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress.
v. i. To be strangled, or suffocated.
n. A disease in horses and swine, in which the upper part of the throat, or groups of lymphatic glands elsewhere, swells.

Crossword clues for strangles

- Garrotte
- Hamper
- Throttle
- Throttles