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# strangle

«strangle» in Mova's school dictionary: **to squeeze someone's neck so hard that they cannot…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (strangle, strangles, strangled, strangling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To strangle means to squeeze someone's neck so hard that they cannot breathe; it can kill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#m1)

2) To strangle something means to stop it growing or developing, like weeds strangling plants. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#m2)

3) A strangled sound is a cry that is cut short. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons cords, strings and ropes around the neck are dangerous — they can strangle; blind cords are tied up out of reach. In stories it appears in crime or danger scenes. In gardening, weeds and ivy strangle other plants. Phrases: «strangled cry», «weeds strangle».

### examples

- Never put a rope or string around anyone's neck; it could strangle them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#x1)
- Tie up blind cords so small children can't get strangled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#x2)
- The ivy is strangling the tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#x3)
- She gave a strangled cry of surprise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#x4)
- Weeds can strangle young plants. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#x5)
- In the story, the snake tried to strangle the hero. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#x6)
- Take off scarves and cords before climbing frames. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#x7)
- The king was very angry, and had him strangled immediately. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#x8)

### note

Regular verb. Noun: strangulation. Very serious word. Safety: games with anything around the neck, or «choking games», are never safe — tell an adult if someone suggests one.

### In the corpora

- [Cords and scarves can also catch on equipment and strangle a child.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/228-parks-and-playgrounds/2/)
- [Take off scarves, helmets and clothes with cords before playing on equipment, because they can catch and strangle.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/228-parks-and-playgrounds/17/)
- [Keep strings and cords away from babies and never put a cord around anyone's neck, because cords can strangle.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/241-safe-toys/15/)
- [Ropes, scarves and hoodie cords can catch on equipment and strangle, so they never go near climbing frames.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/247-running-games-and-playground/16/)
- [Cords and scarves caught on playground equipment can strangle a child in seconds.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/299-parks-playgrounds-woods-and-hiking/25/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «strangle» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.