strangle

B2
Pronunciation
/ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l/
/ˈstɹæŋɡəl/
Noun
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

A trading strategy using options, constructed through taking equal positions in a put and a call with different strike prices, such that there is a payoff if the underlying asset's value moves beyond the range of the two strike prices.

Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.

Example Sentences
  • He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid.
2 Definition

To stifle or suppress.

Example Sentences
  • She strangled a scream.
3 Definition

To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.

Example Sentences
  • The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar.
4 Definition

To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.