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Rarestrangles
The correct spelling is strangles.
How to pronounce strangles
noun
IPA: /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lz/
Say it like: Str-ang-les
The correct spelling is strangles. A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi. For example: "He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid."
Usage Examples
“He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid.”
“She strangled a scream.”
“The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi.
- 2.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.
verb
- 1.To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
- 2.To stifle or suppress.
- 3.To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
- 4.To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.
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