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strangles::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | equine distemper |
| Type of | distemper |
Examples of strangles
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Strangles is a most contagious disease caused by the bacteria Streptococcus equi.
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A man strangles his wife while dreaming about fighting off intruders in his sleep.
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It catches the animal, often by the neck, and either holds it or strangles it.
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However, elsewhere on the train, the Red-Haired Man intercepts and strangles Zama.
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A Tokyo housewife working nights at a factory strangles her abusive husband.
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Easter grass also easily strangles tiny chicks as they move about the nest.
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The goal is to have the new strangles vaccine commercially available in a near future.
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However, her chain necklace gets tangled in the massager and strangles her.
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During the subsequent confusion, Leia strangles Jabba to death with her slave chains.
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- Equine distemper: an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes
- Strangles (also equine distemper) is a contagious, upper respiratory tract infection of horses and other equines caused by a bacterium, Streptococcus equi var equi. Strangles is enzootic in domesticated horses worldwide.
- Slang name for distemper in a horse. Term derives from fact that in severe cases it occurs in the windpipe area and can strangle a horse.
- A very common and highly contagious infection of the upper respiratory tract. For information on diagnosis and treatement, click on Strangles.
- Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
- Smother: conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
- Die from strangulation
- Hamper: prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
- Choke: constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
