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noun
An iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Something, especially a cord or wire, used for strangulation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To execute by strangulation, to kill using a garrote.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To suddenly render insensible by semi-strangulation, and then to rob.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: garotte, garrotte, iron collar
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Broader terms: instrument of execution
verb
strangle with an iron collar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: garrotte, garotte, scrag
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: strangle, strangulate, throttle
History
From Spanish garrote. Doublet of garrot.
Across languages
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