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Strangle

noun
/ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l/
Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounA trading strategy using options, constructed through taking equal positions in a put and a call with different strike prices, such that there is a payoff if the underlying asset's value moves beyond the range of the two strike prices.
2.verbTo kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
"He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid."
3.verbTo stifle or suppress.
"She strangled a scream."
4.verbTo be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
"The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar."
5.verbTo be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.

Synonyms

throttlestrangulatesmotherstiflesuffocatechokecrushsqueezesnapkillstarvequell

Rhymes With

wranglewangletanglemanglejanglespanglebangleangle
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