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strangle

verb
  1. struggle for breath
    choke
  2. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
    choke
  3. prevent the progress or free movement of
    halter
  4. die from strangulation
  5. conceal or hide
    stifle
  6. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
    “The defendant was accused of strangling the victim.”
    throttle