1. to kill or injure by squeezing the throat to prevent breathing
2. to suppress or hinder the development or progress of something
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The victim was strangled with a rope.
• She felt like the tight collar was strangling her.
• High taxes can strangle small businesses.
• The weeds will strangle the young plants if not removed.
• Bureaucracy tends to strangle innovation.
• The new regulations could strangle economic growth.