garrote vs suffocate

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 

suffocate

verb
  • 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. 

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