strangle in WordNet English dictionary

1. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
   "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
   gag  choke  strangle  suffocate 
   
2. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
   choke  strangle 
   
3. prevent the progress or free movement of
   "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
   hamper  halter  cramp  strangle 
   
4. conceal or hide
   "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
   smother  stifle  strangle  muffle  repress 
   
5. die from strangulation
   strangle 
   
6. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
   "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
   strangle  strangulate  throttle