Choke
Kill
Kill verb - To deprive of life.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Choke Holds: Will most likely cause brain damage from asphyxiation, can kill, and can cause lasting damage to neck arteries or the cervical spine.
Source: Television Is Trying to Kill Us -
A choke cord (better known as a garrote or piano wire) is lethal and silent; unlike the knife, it doesn't ruin the victim's clothes but it takes longer to kill with the choke cord.
Source: Video Game / Death To Spies -
Kick the Dog: The hangman constructed to execute Ange is a short drop, which is an improper design that does not kill her, instead leaving her to hang and choke until she's saved.
Source: Anime / Cross Ange
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