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garrot

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɡæɹət/
  • rhymes with -æɹət

1

noun

Meaning 1

A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The Army doctor used a garrot to stop the bleeding from the injured soldier's wound.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An Antiguan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Caribbean, derogatory

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A seaduck of the genus Bucephala; a goldeneye.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

Alternative form of garrote.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French garrot. Doublet of garrote.

Unknown.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Galician: garrote — stick used for tightening
  • Galician: arrocho — stick used for tightening
  • Russian: закру́тка (zakrútka) — stick used for tightening
  • Russian: жгут (žgut) — stick used for tightening
  • Russian: турнике́т (turnikét) — stick used for tightening