strangulation

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noun

1. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe (Freq. 1)
- no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
• Syn:
choking, strangling, throttling
• Derivationally related forms:
throttle (for: throttling), strangulate, strangle, strangle (for: strangling), choke (for: choking)
• Hypernyms:
suffocation, asphyxiation
2. the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
• Derivationally related forms:
strangle
• Hypernyms:
disorder, upset
3. (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
- strangulation of the intestine
• Derivationally related forms:
strangulate
• Topics:
pathology
• Hypernyms:
constriction

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  choking, strangling, throttling