erwürgen — meaning in English

English meaning

• choking noun The condition of having the airway blocked, making breathing difficult or impossible.
• 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.

Senses

erwürgen is used for these senses in English:

• choking The act of trying to kill a person by strangulation.
• garrote (transitive) To execute by strangulation, to kill using a garrote.
• neck (transitive, slang) To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate.

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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