| Main Entry: | choke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | smother, block |
Synonyms: |
asphyxiate, bar, check, clog, close, congest, constrict, dam, die, drown, fill, gag, garrote, gasp, gibbet, kill, noose, obstruct, occlude, overpower, retard, squeeze, stifle, stop, stopper, strangle, strangulate, stuff, stunt, suffocate, suppress, throttle, wring |
Antonyms: |
release, unblock, unconstrict |
| Main Entry: | hang |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | kill by suspension from a rope |
Synonyms: |
execute, gibbet, hoist, lynch, noose, scrag, send to the gallows, stretch*, string up, swing* |
| Main Entry: | gallows |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place for hanging |
Synonyms: |
gibbet, hanging, noose, potence, rope, scaffold |