pitlok : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

pitlok [pit.luk.] :

strangle (v.); swipe fowls (v.) [kawat]

Derivatives of pitlok

Glosses:

strangle
v. (contact)	1. strangle, strangulate, throttle	kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air.; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
	~ kill	cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	~ constrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze	squeeze or press together.; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
	~ garotte, garrote, garrotte, scrag	strangle with an iron collar.; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"
v. (contact)	2. muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle	conceal or hide.; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
	~ conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdue	to put down by force or authority.; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
v. (change)	3. strangle	die from strangulation.
	~ asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate	be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen.; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
v. (change)	4. cramp, halter, hamper, strangle	prevent the progress or free movement of.; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
	~ confine, limit, throttle, restrain, trammel, bound, restrict	place limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
v. (body)	5. choke, strangle	constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing.
	~ choke	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion.; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
	~ constrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze	squeeze or press together.; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
v. (body)	6. choke, gag, strangle, suffocate	struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake.; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
	~ suffer, hurt	feel pain or be in pain.