- (v.t.) 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.
- (v.i.) To be strangled or suffocated.
- (v.t.) To stifle, choke or suffocate in any manner.
- (v.t.) To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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