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(1):

(v. t.) To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress.

(2):

(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.

(3):

(v. t.) To stifle, choke, or suffocate in any manner.

(4):

(v. i.) To be strangled, or suffocated.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Strangle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/strangle.html. 1828.
 
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