English to English noun
1 |
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe | | Example: no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
source: wordnet30
2 |
the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage | | source: wordnet30
3 |
(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid | | Example: strangulation of the intestine
source: wordnet30
4 |
The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled. | | source: webster1913
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