Strangle

Word STRANGLE
Character 8
Hyphenation stran gle
Pronunciations /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l/

Definitions and meanings of "Strangle"

What do we mean by strangle?

To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle. intransitive verb

To cut off the oxygen supply of; smother. intransitive verb

To suppress, repress, or stifle. intransitive verb

To inhibit the growth or action of; restrict. intransitive verb

To become strangled. intransitive verb

To die from suffocation or strangulation; choke. intransitive verb

In wrestling, a hold by which the wrestler's breathing is hampered. noun

To choke by compression of the windpipe; kill by choking; throttle.

To suppress; keep from emergence or appearance; stifle.

To suffocate by drowning. Defoe.

To be choked or strangled.

Strangulation. noun

Plural An infectious catarrh of the upper air-passages, especially the nasal cavity, of the horse, ass, and mule, associated with suppuration of the submaxillary and other lymphatic glands. noun

To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as with the hand or a rope. transitive verb

To stifle, choke, or suffocate in any manner. transitive verb

To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress. transitive verb

To be strangled, or suffocated. intransitive verb

To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle. verb

To stifle or suppress an action. verb

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.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Strangle

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The word "strangle" in example sentences

Midway through the session, one large trader pursued a "strangle" -- buying November $105 calls and November $60 puts. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A large position known as a "strangle" in AMR 's options also traded. ❋ Brendan Conway (2011)

Setting up a trade known as a "strangle," an investor purchased 2,500 puts that grant the right to sell shares for $49 by next month, as well as calls that grant the right to buy shares for $50 by the same expiry. ❋ Chris Dieterich (2011)

Employing a strategy known as a "strangle," traders bought both calls and puts expiring in August. ❋ Brendan Conway (2011)

In March contracts, traders were taking a so-called strangle trade, a combination of call and put options at different strike prices. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Midway through the session, a large trader appeared to have sold a "strangle" -- selling an equal number of November $27 calls and November $24 puts -- and simultaneously bought January $25 puts. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Sometimes it's called strangle weed because it kills the plant it grows on. ❋ Auel, Jean M. (1980)

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