strangles
[ strang-guh lz ]
/ ˈstræŋ gəlz /
noun (used with a singular verb) Veterinary Pathology.
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1590–1600; obsolete strangle act of strangling + -s3
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Definition for strangles (2 of 2)
strangle
[ strang-guhl ]
/ ˈstræŋ gəl /
verb (used with object), stran·gled, stran·gling.
to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord.
to kill by stopping the breath in any manner; choke; stifle; suffocate.
to prevent the continuance, growth, rise, or action of; suppress: Censorship strangles a free press.
verb (used without object), stran·gled, stran·gling.
to be choked, stifled, or suffocated.
Origin of strangle
1250–1300; Middle English strangelen < Old French estrangler < Latin strangulāre < Greek strangalân, derivative of strangálē halter, akin to strangós twisted
OTHER WORDS FROM strangle
stran·gler, nounstran·gling·ly, adverbun·stran·gled, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for strangles (1 of 2)
strangles
/ (ˈstræŋɡəlz) /
noun
(functioning as singular) an acute bacterial disease of horses caused by infection with Streptococcus equi, characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, resulting in abscesses and a nasal dischargeAlso called: equine distemper
Word Origin for strangles
C18: from strangle
British Dictionary definitions for strangles (2 of 2)
strangle
/ (ˈstræŋɡəl) /
verb
(tr) to kill by compressing the windpipe; throttle
(tr) to prevent or inhibit the growth or development ofto strangle originality
(tr) to suppress (an utterance) by or as if by swallowing suddenlyto strangle a cry
See also strangles
Word Origin for strangle
C13: via Old French, ultimately from Greek strangalē a halter
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Medical definitions for strangles
strangle
[ străng′gəl ]
v.
To compress the trachea so as to prevent sufficient passage of air; suffocate.
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