strangle

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Synonyms: strange, straggle, estrangle, sprangle, trangle, stangle, struggle, wrangle, tangle, spangle, straddle

Antonyms: strange, straggle, estrangle, sprangle, trangle, stangle, struggle, wrangle, tangle, spangle, straddle

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[kill]] someone by squeezing the [[throat]] so as to cut off the [[oxygen]] [[supply]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[choke]], [[suffocate]] or [[throttle]], whether the victim survives or not.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[stifle]] or [[suppress]].
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|finance}} A [[trading]] strategy using [[options]], constructed through taking equal [[position]]s in a [[put]] and a [[call]] with different [[strike price]]s, such that there is a [[payoff]] if the [[underlying]] [[asset]]'s value moves beyond the range of the two strike prices.

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