Hang and Strangle

Hang

Hang verb - To place on an elevated point without support from below.

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Strangle and hang are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strangle" instead a verb "Hang".

Nearby Words: hangup, hanging, hangout, hanger, hanged

Strangle verb - To be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air.

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Hang and strangle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hang" instead a verb "Strangle".

Nearby Words: strangling, stranglehold

life	hang life	strangle life
man	hang man	strangle man
woman	hang woman	strangle woman
people	hang people	strangle people
Other words: body, someone, dog, victims, enemies.

After failing to hang/strangle herself because of her body's natural preservation instincts, she decides to swim so far out into the ocean that she won't be able to swim back.

Source: Suicide by Sea
Also, their roots are attached to snake-like vines that hang people by the neck to strangle them, also for no apparent reason.

Source: Literature / Journey to the Center of the Earth
When they finally do, Kumar admits he's never actually hang-glided, which prompts Harold to strangle him after crash-landing.

Source: Film / Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle aka: Harold And Kumar

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