Defenition of the word strangulation

• Defenition of the word strangulation

  • The act of squeezing the neck in order to compress the carotide and/or trachea, possibly leading to unconsciousness or death.
  • The act of killing by squeezing the neck in order to compress the carotide and/or trachea.
  • the act of suffocating by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
  • (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid: "strangulation of the intestine"
  • the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
  • (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the intestine"
  • the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
  • the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
  • (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid

Synonyms for the word strangulation

• • choking
  • strangling
  • throttling

Hypernyms for the word strangulation

• • asphyxiation
  • constriction
  • disorder
  • suffocation
  • upset

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