wurgen — meaning in English

English meaning

• choke verb To be unable to breathe because something is blocking the throat or windpipe.
• neck noun The part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk.
• strangle verb To kill or injure someone by squeezing their throat and cutting off their air.
• throttle noun A valve or lever that controls how much fuel or air reaches an engine, and therefore its speed.

Senses

wurgen is used for these senses in English:

• choke (transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
• neck (transitive, slang) To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate.
• throttle (intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.

choke — full definition

1. verb To be unable to breathe because something is blocking the throat or windpipe.
2. verb To squeeze someone's throat so they cannot breathe; to strangle.
3. verb To perform badly under pressure at a crucial moment, especially when close to winning.
4. noun A valve that adjusts the fuel-air mixture in an engine, especially to help start it when cold.

neck — full definition

1. noun The part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk.
2. noun The narrow part of a bottle, near the opening.
3. noun The long, narrow part of a stringed instrument that holds the fingerboard.
4. noun A narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas.
5. verb Informal: to kiss and cuddle passionately.

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