strangle
verbUK /ˈstræŋ.ɡəl/
US /ˈstræŋ.ɡəl/
To squeeze someone's neck so hard that they cannot breathe.
The villain tried to strangle the hero with a rope.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To stop something from growing or developing properly.
Heavy taxes strangled the small business.
3. To make a sound that is rough and cut off, as if the throat is squeezed.
She strangled a laugh when she heard the joke.
4. To kill a plant by cutting off its air or water supply.
The weeds strangled the young flowers in the garden.