strangle

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constrict (someone´s) throat and keep from breathing
struggle for breath
prevent the progress or free movement of
conceal or hide
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
die from strangulation
To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration
To stifle, choke, or suffocate in any manner
To hinder from appearance
To be strangled, or suffocated

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