strangle
strangle Lexical Profile
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• verb
To squeeze or constrict the neck of a person or animal, especially so as to cut off breathing or cause death.
"In the classic tragedy, Othello is driven by jealousy to strangle Desdemona."
To suppress, hinder, or prevent the growth, development, or free expression of something.
"Excessive bureaucratic regulations can strangle small businesses before they have a chance to grow."
To die or struggle for breath from choking, suffocation, or constriction of the throat.
"The tight collar made him feel as though he were about to strangle."
• noun
An options trading strategy in which an investor simultaneously holds a call option and a put option on the same underlying asset with the same expiration date, but with different strike prices.
"The trader set up a long strangle ahead of the quarterly earnings report, anticipating a sharp price swing in either direction."
A wrestling or martial arts hold in which an opponent's neck is tightly constricted.
"The referee immediately intervened when the grappler locked in an illegal strangle."
Word Nuance & Usage
'Strangle' means to cut off air by external pressure on the throat, whereas 'choke' more commonly refers to an internal blockage of the windpipe (such as by food or smoke), though 'choke' is also used broadly for both.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulare, which itself comes from Ancient Greek strangalaō ('to choke with a halter'), derived from strangalē ('a halter').