garrote vs tongue-tie

garrote

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

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

verb
  • to execute by strangulation 

  • to kill using a garrote 

tongue-tie

noun
  • A piece of cloth used to tie down a horse's tongue, to facilitate breathing etc. 

  • Ankyloglossia, a congenital oral anomaly. 

verb
  • To disconcert or fluster (a person) so that they cannot speak coherently. 

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