to kill using a garrote
to execute by strangulation
an iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation
something, especially a cord or wire, used for strangulation
To destroy; to extinguish.
To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation.
To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.
To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.