What does "strangle" mean?

Strangle: To stifle, choke, or suffocate in any manner. Shall I not then be stifled in the vault, . . . And there die strangled ere my Romeo comes Shak.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress. "Strangle such thoughts." Shak.
  2. 3.To be strangled, or suffocated.

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