What is the meaning of strangle?

verb

• Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air.
  • usage: "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
  • synonyms: strangulate, throttle
• Conceal or hide.
  • usage: "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
  • synonyms: smother, stifle, muffle, repress
• Die from strangulation.
• Prevent the progress or free movement of.
  • usage: "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
  • synonyms: hamper, halter, cramp
• Constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing.
  • synonyms: choke
• Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake.
  • usage: "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
  • synonyms: gag, choke, suffocate