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Meaning
Verb
●
In Violence:
To
kill
someone by
squeezing
the
throat
so as to
cut off
the
oxygen
supply; to
choke
,
suffocate
or throttle.
●
To
stifle
or suppress.
●
To be
killed
by
strangulation
, or become strangled.
●
To be
stifled
,
choked
, or
suffocated
in any manner.
Noun
●
In Finance & Death:
A
trading
strategy
using
options
,
constructed
through
taking
equal
positions
in a
put
and a
call
with different
strike prices
,
such that
there is a
payoff
if the
underlying
asset's value
moves
beyond the range of the two
strike prices
.
Sourced from
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Origin
strangle
English
estrangler
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
strangulo
Latin
στραγγαλᾶν
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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Kill
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Castrate
Smother
Bludgeon
Suffocate
Clobber
Eviscerate
Disembowel
Sodomize
Behead
Pummel
Choke
Destroy
Crush
Threaten
Stab
Harm
Poison
Hurt
Molest
Electrocute
Overpower
Murder
Injure
Cripple
Torture
Rob
Endanger
Frighten
Humiliate
Scare
Starve
Subdue
Spoil
Insult
Attack
Weaken
Smack
Slay
Imprison
Torment
Wreck
Traumatize
Enslave
Tickle
Kiss
Hug
Fondle
Tame
Hypnotize
Kidnap
Embarrass
Drown
Waterboard
Coax
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Rhymes
Angle
Angle
Rangle
Bangle
Dangle
Wangle
Tangle
Jangle
Mangle
Fangle
Wrangle
Brangle
Twangle
Spangle
Strangle
Finangle
Untangle
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