strangle - verb

• kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
• conceal or hide
• die from strangulation
• prevent the progress or free movement of
• constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
• struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

strangle - thesaurus

choke   cramp   gag   halter   hamper   muffle   repress   smother   stifle   strangulate   suffocate   throttle