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verb • kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air • suppress in order to conceal or hide • die from strangulation • prevent the progress or free movement of • constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing • struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake | ||||||||
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noun • a line made of twisted fibers or threads • a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet • a light insulated conductor for household use • a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton verb • stack in cords • bind or tie with a cord | ||||||||
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noun • a very slender natural or synthetic fiber • the stalk of a stamen • a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) • a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current | ||||||||
Bowstring Crossword Clue
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| New York Times10 Mar 1995 | Down 23 | |
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