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.
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2
noun
Meaning 2
An Antiguan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Caribbean, derogatory
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A seaduck of the genus Bucephala; a goldeneye.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
verb
Meaning 4
Alternative form of garrote.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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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