GARROTTING Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word garrotting. (close relations)
Definition of GARROTTING
garrote
Best Alternative Words for GARROTTING
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choking | verbv | |||||||
noun • a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) • the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe adjective satellite • causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat | ||||||||
strangling | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe | ||||||||
suffocating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat | ||||||||
throttling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe | ||||||||
garotte | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation verb • strangle with an iron collar | ||||||||
garrote | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation verb • strangle with an iron collar | ||||||||
scrag | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who is unusually thin and scrawny • lean end of the neck • the lean end of a neck of veal verb • strangle with an iron collar • wring the neck of | ||||||||
iron collar | nounn | |||||||
noun • an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation |