1. (

• equine_distemper ,
• strangles

) an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes ;

1. (

• strangle ,
• strangulate ,
• throttle

) kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangulate his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes" ;

2. (

• smother ,
• stifle ,
• strangle ,
• muffle ,
• repress

) suppress in order to conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a laugh"; "repress a cry of fear" ;

3. (

• strangle ,

) die from strangulation ;

4. (

• hamper ,
• halter ,
• cramp ,
• strangle

) prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" ;

5. (

• choke ,
• strangle ,

) constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing ;

6. (

• gag ,
• choke ,
• strangle ,
• suffocate ,

) struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" ;