strangulate

1 kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes" [syn: strangle, throttle]

2 constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air

3 become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate"

English

Verb

strangulate

1. To stop flow through a vessel.
2. To strangle.

Strangulating is the process of constricting flow of blood supply to a tissue.

See also

• Strangling