Loose and Strangling

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Loose verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

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Strangling is an antonym for loose.

Nearby Words: loosen, looseness, loosed, loosely

Strangling noun - The act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe.

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Loose is an antonym for strangling in choke topic.

Nearby Words: strangle, strangled

She then gets caught in some of the loose wires, which are somehow hoisted into the air and end up strangling her to death.

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