garrote vs slaughter

garrote

verb
  • to kill using a garrote 

  • to execute by strangulation 

noun
  • an iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation 

  • something, especially a cord or wire, used for strangulation 

slaughter

verb
  • To kill someone or something, especially in a particularly brutal manner. 

  • To butcher animals, generally for food. 

  • To massacre people in large numbers. 

noun
  • A rout or decisive defeat. 

  • A mass destruction of non-living things. 

  • The killing of animals, generally for food. 

  • A massacre; the killing of a large number of people. 

  • A group of iguanas. 

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