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Garrotes Crossword Clue

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238%8 Homicidal garrotes

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We think the answer is "STRANGLES" which means:

    noun
  • • An acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes
  • verb
  • • To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
  • • To stifle or suppress.
  • • To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
  • • To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The python strangles its prey by coiling itself tightly around its body."
  • • "The wrestler strangles his opponent with a chokehold."

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New York Times22 Sep 1979 Down 31
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