Standard Lemma guide

strangles

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lz/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈstɹæŋɡəlz/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of strangle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

third-person singular simple present indicative of strangle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: equine distemper

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: distemper

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خُنَان m خُنَاق (ḵunān) — disease of horses
  • Arabic: خناقية (ḵannāqiyya) — disease of horses
  • Catalan: galteres equines — disease of horses
  • Czech: hříběcí — disease of horses
  • Danish: kværke — disease of horses
  • Dutch: droes — disease of horses
  • Estonian: nõlg — disease of horses
  • Finnish: pääntauti — disease of horses
  • French: gourme — disease of horses
  • German: Druse — disease of horses
  • Hungarian: mirigykór — disease of horses
  • Ido: gurmo — disease of horses
  • Ingrian: päätauti — disease of horses
  • Italian: stranguglione — disease of horses
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kverke — disease of horses
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kversill — disease of horses
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kverksvull m kverksott — disease of horses
  • Polish: zołzy — disease of horses
  • Portuguese: garrotilho — disease of horses
  • Russian: мыт (myt) — disease of horses
  • Spanish: gurma — disease of horses
  • Swedish: kvarka — disease of horses
  • Turkish: su sakağısı — disease of horses
  • Walloon: goûmes — disease of horses