strangles

Noun

• an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes
• A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi.
• plural of strangle

Verb

• kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
• conceal or hide
• die from strangulation
• prevent the progress or free movement of
• constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
• struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
• third-person singular simple present indicative of strangle

Synonyms

choke, cramp, equine distemper, gag, halter, hamper, muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle, strangulate, suffocate, throttle