KJV Dictionary Definition: strangle

strangle

STRANGLE, v.t. L.

1. To choke; to suffocate; to destroy life by stopping respiration.

Our Saxon ancestors compelled the adulteress to strangle herself.

2. To suppress; to hinder from birth or appearance.

strangled

STRANGLED, pp. Choked; suffocated; suppressed.

strangles

STRANGLES, n. Swellings in a horses throat.

strangling

STRANGLING, ppr. Choking; suffocating; suppressing.

STRANGLING, n. The act of destroying life by stopping respiration.