Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle.
- intransitive verb To cut off the oxygen supply of; smother.
- intransitive verb To suppress, repress, or stifle.
- intransitive verb To inhibit the growth or action of; restrict.
- intransitive verb To become strangled.
- intransitive verb To die from suffocation or strangulation; choke.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To choke by compression of the windpipe; kill by choking; throttle.
- To suppress; keep from emergence or appearance; stifle.
- To suffocate by drowning. Defoe.
- To be choked or strangled.
- noun Strangulation.
- noun plural An infectious catarrh of the upper air-passages, especially the nasal cavity, of the horse, ass, and mule, associated with suppuration of the submaxillary and other lymphatic glands.
- noun In wrestling, a hold by which the wrestler's breathing is hampered.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To be strangled, or suffocated.
- transitive verb To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as with the hand or a rope.
- transitive verb To stifle, choke, or suffocate in any manner.
- transitive verb To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
kill someone by squeezing thethroat so as to cut off theoxygen supply ; tochoke ,suffocate orthrottle . - verb transitive To
stifle orsuppress an action. - verb intransitive To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- verb prevent the progress or free movement of
- verb die from strangulation
- verb constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- verb conceal or hide
- verb kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word strangle.
Examples
-
Midway through the session, one large trader pursued a "strangle" -- buying November $105 calls and November $60 puts.
-
Setting up a trade known as a "strangle," an investor purchased 2,500 puts that grant the right to sell shares for $49 by next month, as well as calls that grant the right to buy shares for $50 by the same expiry.
Greek Austerity Vote Deflates VIX Chris Dieterich 2011
-
A large position known as a "strangle" in AMR 's options also traded.
Bulls Have QE2 Jitters Brendan Conway 2011
-
Setting up a trade known as a "strangle," an investor purchased 2,500 puts that grant the right to sell shares for $49 by next month, as well as calls that grant the right to buy shares for $50 by the same expiry.
Greek Austerity Vote Deflates VIX Chris Dieterich 2011
-
Employing a strategy known as a "strangle," traders bought both calls and puts expiring in August.
Gold 'Fear' Traders Turn to Gold Miners Brendan Conway 2011
-
In March contracts, traders were taking a so-called strangle trade, a combination of call and put options at different strike prices.
-
Midway through the session, a large trader appeared to have sold a "strangle" -- selling an equal number of November $27 calls and November $24 puts -- and simultaneously bought January $25 puts.
-
Sometimes it's called strangle weed because it kills the plant it grows on.
The Clan of the Cave Bear Auel, Jean M. 1980
-
Employing a strategy known as a "strangle," traders bought both calls and puts expiring in August.
unknown title 2011
-
Employing a strategy known as a "strangle," traders bought both calls and puts expiring in August.
unknown title 2011
reesetee commented on the word strangle
The strangle knot is also called a double marline hitch.
January 9, 2008