1. a wire, cord, or apparatus used to strangle someone
Usage: also spelled garrote or garrotte
2. a method of execution by strangulation
Usage: historical; also spelled garrote or garrotte

1. to strangle or kill with a garote
Usage: also spelled garrote or garrotte

Examples

• The historical museum displayed a garote used during the colonial period.
• In the novel, the villain threatened to use a garote as a weapon.
• The executioner prepared the garote for the condemned prisoner.
• Police warned citizens about the dangers of garote attacks in the city.
• The spy was trained in various methods, including how to garote an opponent silently.