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Garrote
01
an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
garrotes
to garrote
01
to kill someone by tightening a wire around their neck
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
garrote
3rd person singular
garrotes
Present participle
garroting
Past simple
garroted
Past participle
garroted
Examples
The man tried to garrote the intruder using a piece of wire, but he was stopped in time.
