garrote
noun
, -ËrĆt; Ëger-Ét, Ëga-rÉt
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Synonyms for garrote
Synonyms: Verb
choke, strangle, suffocate, throttle
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the goons sent by the loan shark threatened to garrote the hero with his own necktieRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Later that morning, JonBenĂ©tâs body, beaten and strangled with a garrote around her neck and duct tape covering her mouth, was found in the basement of the familyâs Tudor brick home. — Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, "Ariana Grande Apologizes for Insensitive JonBenĂ©t Ramsey Joke: 'This Was Out of Pocket'," 29 July 2019 In Sunâs bedroom, authorities found a military-style ballistic vest, a crossbow with scope and light, 20 rounds of 9mm ammunition, a military ski mask, an ammunition clip loader, and a strangulation apparatus called a garrote. — Erin Mccarthy, Philly.com, "Foreign exchange student faces new federal charge after Delaware County school shooting threat," 6 June 2018 That garrote was similar to one found wrapped around Erin's neck. — Paul Larosa, CBS News, "Search for missing Marine wife "like finding a needle in a thousand haystacksâ," 12 June 2018 State patrol records say the inmate was found unresponsive with a garrote around his neck, and the death is being treated as a homicide. — Fox News, "Authorities say prison inmate found strangled in cell," 26 Apr. 2018 An organizer of the event pointed out the spot where Salvador Puig Antich, the last of many who opposed the regime to be executed here, was killed with the use of a garrote in 1974. — Judy Cantor-navas, Billboard, "Valtonyc Speaks Out Against Spain's Censorship Laws at Barcelona's No Callarem Conference," 13 Apr. 2018 Farley thinks the sinew tied around Lindow Manâs neck could as easily be a necklace as a garrote. — Christian Als, Smithsonian, "Europeâs Famed Bog Bodies Are Starting to Reveal Their Secrets," 29 May 2017 Laura and Colin Rideout were convicted of strangling the victim with a homemade garrote, disfiguring his face with acid and dumping the body in a field, with Alexander Rideout participating in the cover-up. — USA TODAY, "Wife, 2 sons get max sentences in father, husband's murder," 13 Oct. 2017 Members of the group would often cut off their victimsâ breasts with knives and wire garrotes, usually when the women were still alive, the Tribune reports. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com, "Victimâs Family Vows to Fight Parole for Member of Murderous Chicago Group the âRipper Crewâ," 7 Sep. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Sometimes the line between good writing and bad writing can be as thin as the piano wire with which a madman garrotes his victims. — Laura Miller, Slate Magazine, "True Crime Gets Pretty," 15 Aug. 2017 Last year, he was garroted by saw briarsâthe vicious inch-long thorns that lace the courseâwhich left bleeding gashes across his neck. — George Pendle, Esquire, "The Masochist's Marathon," 26 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'garrote.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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