Garrote
Garrote verb - To keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe.
Strangles
Strangles noun - An acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes.
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MacGyvering: Adam strangles one of Malko's henchmen using a coat hangar as a makeshift garrote.
Source: Film / Agent for H.A.R.M.
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