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# strangle

verb (strangle, strangles, strangled, strangling)

«strangle» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To strangle means to squeeze someone's neck so hard that they cannot breathe; it can kill. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#m2)
3. A strangled sound is a cry that is cut short. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#m3)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#x1)
- Tie up blind cords so small children can't get strangled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#x2)
- The ivy is strangling the tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#x3)
- She gave a strangled cry of surprise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#x4)
- Weeds can strangle young plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#x5)
- In the story, the snake tried to strangle the hero. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#x6)
- Take off scarves and cords before climbing frames. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/#x7)
- The king was very angry, and had him strangled immediately. [tree →](https://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 Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Job's wish for strangling shows his deep pain. Nahum's lion is a picture of Assyria's cruelty, which God will end. In the primary 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

- So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than these my bones. (Writings JOB.7.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strangle/#x1)
- The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with ravin. (Prophets NAM.2.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strangle/#x2)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «strangle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«strangle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/strangle.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «strangle» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strangle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«strangle» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/strangle.html) on Mova free.