Contract and Strangle

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Contract

Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).
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Strangle and contract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strangle" instead a verb "Contract".
Nearby Words: contracted, contraction, contracting, contractual, contractor

Strangle

Strangle verb - Constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing.
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Contract and strangle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contract" instead a verb "Strangle".
Nearby Words: strangling, stranglehold

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body contract body strangle body

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  • All Part of the Show Since the Phantom's destroyed Swan's Deal with the Devil contract, Phoenix is privy to Swan's resultant Glamour Failure; he tries to strangle her.
    Source: All Part of the Show
  • Film / Phantom of the Paradise Villainous Breakdown: Swan, having realized he's mortal again and putrefying by the second, attempting to strangle Phoenix while raving about being promised her voice, as per the demonic contract he got her to sign, which has now been burned along with his own.
    Source: Film / Phantom of the Paradise
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