[ˈstraŋɡl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause death
(e.g: the victim was strangled with a scarf)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: shortening of Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē ‘halter’, related to strangos ‘twisted’