Strangle
Strangle verb - To be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air.
Take and strangle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take" instead a verb "Strangle".
Nearby Words: strangling, stranglehold
Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Kalas, using the name Antonio Neri, attempts to strangle her to take revenge on Duncan, but fails.
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Osanai from Paprika tries to strangle someone who tried to take Paprika away from him.
Source: Crazy Jealous Guy - The suspect scoffs, saying that the confessor was not a real man, and it would take a real man to strangle someone with barbed wire.
Source: I Never Said It Was Poison
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Take and Strangle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/strangle/take
Strangle & Take. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/strangle/take>.
Take or Strangle. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/strangle/take.
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