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adj
verb
noun
- someone who kills by strangling
- One who, or that which, chokes or strangles.
- necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
- an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation
- a high tight collar
- One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition.
- One who performs badly at an important part of a competition because they are nervous, especially when winning.
- (slang) Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance.
- (fashion) A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.
- A loop of cable fastened around a log to haul it.
noun
- someone who kills by strangling
- Someone who strangles, especially who murders by strangling.
- an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree
- An epiphyte whose aerial roots eventually strangle the tree on which it grows.
noun
- The act of trying to kill a person by strangulation.
- The result of something being choked.
- The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
- The act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breathe.
- the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
verb
adj
verb
noun
verb
noun
- a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
- lean end of the neck
- the lean end of a neck of veal
- (UK, slang, derogatory) A chav or ned; a stereotypically loud and aggressive person of lower social class.
- (Australia, slang, derogatory) A rough or unkempt woman.
- (Scotland) A scrog.
- A ragged, stunted tree or branch.
noun
noun
- The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
- The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.
- the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
- (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
- the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
verb
- (transitive) To strangle or choke someone.
- kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
- (intransitive) To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
- (transitive) To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).
- (transitive) To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
- (transitive) To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
- (intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
- reduce the air supply
- place limits on (extent or amount or access)
noun
- The lever or pedal that controls this valve.
- A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
- a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
- a pedal that controls the throttle valve
verb
- (intransitive) To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
- die from strangulation
- kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
- (transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
- (transitive) To stifle or suppress.
- (intransitive) To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.
- prevent the progress or free movement of
- constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- suppress in order to conceal or hide
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
noun
noun
- (sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
- A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.
- (electronics) A choking coil.
- A major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.
- The mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke.
- A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.
- A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
- a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
- a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
verb
- (transitive) To use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine.
- (transitive) To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).
- (intransitive) To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.
- (transitive) To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.
- (golf, baseball, transitive) To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.
- (transitive) To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition, especially when one appears to be clearly winning.
- (transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
- (intransitive, fluid mechanics, of a duct) To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1).
- (transitive) To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.
- To make or install a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
- (intransitive) To be checked or stopped, as if by choking
- (transitive) To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
- (transitive) To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).
- (intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
- become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
- check or slow down the action or effect of
- reduce the air supply
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- wring the neck of
- constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- become or cause to become obstructed
- cause to retch or choke
- suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
- fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- be too tight; rub or press
- breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
verb
noun
- (architecture) The gorgerin of a capital.
- The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
- (anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
- (informal, MLE, slang) A falsehood; a lie.
- (engineering) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.
- A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
- (geology) A volcanic plug, solidified lava filling the vent of an extinct volcano.
- (slang) Fellatio
- (botany) The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.
- The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
- (now historical) A bundle of wheat used in certain English harvest ceremonies.
- (music) The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
- The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth.
- (figurative) A person's life.
- (folklore) A shapeshifting water spirit in Germanic mythology and folklore; a nix.
- (firearms) The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.
- The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.
- a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
- a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form
- an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
- a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
- the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
noun
noun
adv
verb
- To immobilize with fright.
- (intransitive) To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
- To produce rigidity akin to stone.
- (transitive, figurative) To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification.
- (intransitive, figurative) To become stony, callous, or obdurate.
- (transitive) To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
- change into stone
- cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright
- make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
verb
- To become tangled.
- (humorous) To eat spaghetti (noun noun 1 sense 1).
- To become, or appear to become, longer and thinner.
- (humorous) To serve (someone) spaghetti (noun noun 1 sense 1).
- To cause (someone or something) to become, or appear to become, longer and thinner; to stretch.
- To cause (something) to become tangled.
noun
- (programming, derogatory, informal) Ellipsis of spaghetti code (“unstructured or poorly structured program source code, especially code with many GOTO statements or their equivalent”).
- (by extension, countable, uncountable) A dish that has spaghetti (noun 1 sense 1) as a main part of it, such as spaghetti bolognese.
- (electrical engineering) Electrical insulating tubing or electrical wiring.
- (uncountable, figuratively, informal) Something confusing or intricate.
- (film) Ellipsis of spaghetti western (“a motion picture depicting a story of cowboys and desperadoes set in the American Old West, but produced by an Italian-based company and filmed in Europe, notably in Italy”).
- (by extension, uncountable, informal, often attributively) Something physically resembling spaghetti (noun 1 sense 1) in appearance or consistency, or in being tangled.
- (derogatory, informal) An Italian person.
- (road transport) Roads forming a complex junction, especially one with multiple levels on a motorway.
- (countable, uncountable) A type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings.
- (rare) plural of spaghetto
- spaghetti served with a tomato sauce
- pasta in the form of long strings
verb
- kill by hanging
- be exhibited
- hold on tightly or tenaciously
- decorate or furnish with something suspended
- be suspended or poised
- be suspended or hanging
- be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
- give heed (to)
- be placed in position as by a hinge
- let drop or droop
- suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
- fall or flow in a certain way
- prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
- cause to be hanging or suspended
- place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
- (intransitive) To veer in one direction.
- (intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
- (intransitive, chess) To be vulnerable to capture.
- (transitive, computing) To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
- (transitive, baseball, slang, of a pitcher) To throw a hittable off-speed pitch.
- (intransitive, law) To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.
- (intransitive, of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
- (transitive, figurative) To attach or cause to stick (a charge or accusation, etc.).
- (transitive) To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
- (transitive) To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
- (transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
- (transitive, law) To kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide.
- (transitive) To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
- (intransitive, computing) To stop responding to manual input devices such as the keyboard and mouse.
- (intransitive) To float, as if suspended.
- (intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
- (transitive, chess) To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
- (transitive, informal) (used in maledictions) To damn.
- (transitive) To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
noun
- a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
- a special way of doing something
- the way a garment hangs
- (colloquial) The smallest amount of concern or consideration; a damn.
- (computing) An instance of ceasing to respond to input.
- (Ireland, informal, derogatory) Cheap processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.
- A slackening of motion.
- The way in which something hangs.
- A hangout.
- A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
- A person that someone hangs out with.
- Alternative spelling of Hang (“musical instrument”).
- A mass of hanging material.
- (informal, figuratively) A grip, understanding.
noun
- (chiefly medicine) A forced impinging.
- The striking of one body against another; collision.
- The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
- (figurative, proscribed) A significant or strong influence or effect.
- influencing strongly
- the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
- the striking of one body against another
- a forceful consequence; a strong effect
verb
- (transitive) To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
- (transitive) To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.
- (transitive, rare) To stamp or impress onto something.
- (transitive, figurative, proscribed) To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on.
- press or wedge together; pack together
- have an effect upon
verb
- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
- make jokes or quips
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- cause to retch or choke
- prevent from speaking out
- be too tight; rub or press
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- (transitive, LGBTQ slang) To astonish (someone); to leave speechless.
- (intransitive) To experience the vomiting reflex.
- (ambitransitive) To choke; to retch.
- (transitive, figuratively) To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.
- (transitive) To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
- (transitive) To cause to heave with nausea.
- (transitive) To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth.
noun
- a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
- A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.
- A joke or other mischievous prank.
- (LGBTQ slang) A shocking or surprising thing.
- A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
- (law) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
- (figurative) Any suppression of freedom of speech.
- Mycteroperca microlepis, a species of grouper.
- (film) a device or trick used to create a practical effect; a gimmick
verb
- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
- fit with a muzzle
- prevent from speaking out
- (transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.
- (transitive) To bind or confine an animal's mouth by putting a muzzle, as to prevent it from eating or biting.
- (intransitive) To bring the muzzle or mouth near.
noun
- forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
- a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting
- the open circular discharging end of a gun
- restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
- The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws.
- (chiefly Scotland) A piece of the forward end of the plow-beam by which the traces are attached.
- (firearms) The mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from.
- A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.
- (slang, derogatory, by extension) A person's mouth.
verb
noun
verb
- kill with poison
- kill by its poison
- administer poison to
- spoil as if by poison
- add poison to
- (chemistry) To inhibit the catalytic activity of.
- (transitive, computing) To place false or malicious data into (a cache, etc.) as part of an exploit.
- (transitive) To cause (someone) to hate or to have unfair negative opinions.
- (transitive) To pollute; to cause to become poisonous.
- (transitive) To cause to become much worse.
- (transitive) To use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody).
noun
- anything that harms or destroys
- any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
- (figuratively) Anything harmful to a person or thing.
- A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
- (chemistry) Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.
- (informal, idiomatic) An alcoholic drink. (Mainly in the phrases "name your poison" and "what's your poison?")
noun
- someone who kills by strangling
- One who, or that which, chokes or strangles.
- necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
- an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation
- a high tight collar
- One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition.
- One who performs badly at an important part of a competition because they are nervous, especially when winning.
- (slang) Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance.
- (fashion) A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.
- A loop of cable fastened around a log to haul it.
noun
- someone who kills by strangling
- Someone who strangles, especially who murders by strangling.
- an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree
- An epiphyte whose aerial roots eventually strangle the tree on which it grows.
noun
- The act of trying to kill a person by strangulation.
- The result of something being choked.
- The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
- The act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breathe.
- the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
verb
adj
noun
noun
- The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
- The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.
- the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
- (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
- the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
verb
noun
noun
- (sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
- A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.
- (electronics) A choking coil.
- A major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.
- The mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke.
- A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.
- A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
- a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
- a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
verb
- (transitive) To use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine.
- (transitive) To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).
- (intransitive) To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.
- (transitive) To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.
- (golf, baseball, transitive) To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.
- (transitive) To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition, especially when one appears to be clearly winning.
- (transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
- (intransitive, fluid mechanics, of a duct) To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1).
- (transitive) To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.
- To make or install a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
- (intransitive) To be checked or stopped, as if by choking
- (transitive) To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
- (transitive) To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).
- (intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
- become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
- check or slow down the action or effect of
- reduce the air supply
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- wring the neck of
- constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- become or cause to become obstructed
- cause to retch or choke
- suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
- fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- be too tight; rub or press
- breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
noun
noun
noun
- (chiefly medicine) A forced impinging.
- The striking of one body against another; collision.
- The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
- (figurative, proscribed) A significant or strong influence or effect.
- influencing strongly
- the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
- the striking of one body against another
- a forceful consequence; a strong effect
verb
- (transitive) To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
- (transitive) To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.
- (transitive, rare) To stamp or impress onto something.
- (transitive, figurative, proscribed) To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on.
- press or wedge together; pack together
- have an effect upon
verb
noun
verb
noun
- a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
- lean end of the neck
- the lean end of a neck of veal
- (UK, slang, derogatory) A chav or ned; a stereotypically loud and aggressive person of lower social class.
- (Australia, slang, derogatory) A rough or unkempt woman.
- (Scotland) A scrog.
- A ragged, stunted tree or branch.
verb
- (transitive) To strangle or choke someone.
- kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
- (intransitive) To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
- (transitive) To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).
- (transitive) To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
- (transitive) To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
- (intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
- reduce the air supply
- place limits on (extent or amount or access)
noun
- The lever or pedal that controls this valve.
- A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
- a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
- a pedal that controls the throttle valve
verb
- (intransitive) To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
- die from strangulation
- kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
- (transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
- (transitive) To stifle or suppress.
- (intransitive) To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.
- prevent the progress or free movement of
- constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- suppress in order to conceal or hide
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
noun
verb
noun
- (architecture) The gorgerin of a capital.
- The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
- (anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
- (informal, MLE, slang) A falsehood; a lie.
- (engineering) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.
- A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
- (geology) A volcanic plug, solidified lava filling the vent of an extinct volcano.
- (slang) Fellatio
- (botany) The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.
- The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
- (now historical) A bundle of wheat used in certain English harvest ceremonies.
- (music) The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
- The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth.
- (figurative) A person's life.
- (folklore) A shapeshifting water spirit in Germanic mythology and folklore; a nix.
- (firearms) The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.
- The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.
- a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
- a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form
- an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
- a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
- the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
verb
- To immobilize with fright.
- (intransitive) To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
- To produce rigidity akin to stone.
- (transitive, figurative) To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification.
- (intransitive, figurative) To become stony, callous, or obdurate.
- (transitive) To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
- change into stone
- cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright
- make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
verb
- To become tangled.
- (humorous) To eat spaghetti (noun noun 1 sense 1).
- To become, or appear to become, longer and thinner.
- (humorous) To serve (someone) spaghetti (noun noun 1 sense 1).
- To cause (someone or something) to become, or appear to become, longer and thinner; to stretch.
- To cause (something) to become tangled.
noun
- (programming, derogatory, informal) Ellipsis of spaghetti code (“unstructured or poorly structured program source code, especially code with many GOTO statements or their equivalent”).
- (by extension, countable, uncountable) A dish that has spaghetti (noun 1 sense 1) as a main part of it, such as spaghetti bolognese.
- (electrical engineering) Electrical insulating tubing or electrical wiring.
- (uncountable, figuratively, informal) Something confusing or intricate.
- (film) Ellipsis of spaghetti western (“a motion picture depicting a story of cowboys and desperadoes set in the American Old West, but produced by an Italian-based company and filmed in Europe, notably in Italy”).
- (by extension, uncountable, informal, often attributively) Something physically resembling spaghetti (noun 1 sense 1) in appearance or consistency, or in being tangled.
- (derogatory, informal) An Italian person.
- (road transport) Roads forming a complex junction, especially one with multiple levels on a motorway.
- (countable, uncountable) A type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings.
- (rare) plural of spaghetto
- spaghetti served with a tomato sauce
- pasta in the form of long strings
verb
- kill by hanging
- be exhibited
- hold on tightly or tenaciously
- decorate or furnish with something suspended
- be suspended or poised
- be suspended or hanging
- be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
- give heed (to)
- be placed in position as by a hinge
- let drop or droop
- suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
- fall or flow in a certain way
- prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
- cause to be hanging or suspended
- place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
- (intransitive) To veer in one direction.
- (intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
- (intransitive, chess) To be vulnerable to capture.
- (transitive, computing) To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
- (transitive, baseball, slang, of a pitcher) To throw a hittable off-speed pitch.
- (intransitive, law) To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.
- (intransitive, of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
- (transitive, figurative) To attach or cause to stick (a charge or accusation, etc.).
- (transitive) To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
- (transitive) To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
- (transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
- (transitive, law) To kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide.
- (transitive) To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
- (intransitive, computing) To stop responding to manual input devices such as the keyboard and mouse.
- (intransitive) To float, as if suspended.
- (intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
- (transitive, chess) To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
- (transitive, informal) (used in maledictions) To damn.
- (transitive) To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
noun
- a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
- a special way of doing something
- the way a garment hangs
- (colloquial) The smallest amount of concern or consideration; a damn.
- (computing) An instance of ceasing to respond to input.
- (Ireland, informal, derogatory) Cheap processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.
- A slackening of motion.
- The way in which something hangs.
- A hangout.
- A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
- A person that someone hangs out with.
- Alternative spelling of Hang (“musical instrument”).
- A mass of hanging material.
- (informal, figuratively) A grip, understanding.
verb
- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
- make jokes or quips
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- cause to retch or choke
- prevent from speaking out
- be too tight; rub or press
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- (transitive, LGBTQ slang) To astonish (someone); to leave speechless.
- (intransitive) To experience the vomiting reflex.
- (ambitransitive) To choke; to retch.
- (transitive, figuratively) To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.
- (transitive) To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
- (transitive) To cause to heave with nausea.
- (transitive) To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth.
noun
- a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
- A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.
- A joke or other mischievous prank.
- (LGBTQ slang) A shocking or surprising thing.
- A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
- (law) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
- (figurative) Any suppression of freedom of speech.
- Mycteroperca microlepis, a species of grouper.
- (film) a device or trick used to create a practical effect; a gimmick
verb
- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
- fit with a muzzle
- prevent from speaking out
- (transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.
- (transitive) To bind or confine an animal's mouth by putting a muzzle, as to prevent it from eating or biting.
- (intransitive) To bring the muzzle or mouth near.
noun
- forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
- a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting
- the open circular discharging end of a gun
- restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
- The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws.
- (chiefly Scotland) A piece of the forward end of the plow-beam by which the traces are attached.
- (firearms) The mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from.
- A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.
- (slang, derogatory, by extension) A person's mouth.
verb
noun
verb
- kill with poison
- kill by its poison
- administer poison to
- spoil as if by poison
- add poison to
- (chemistry) To inhibit the catalytic activity of.
- (transitive, computing) To place false or malicious data into (a cache, etc.) as part of an exploit.
- (transitive) To cause (someone) to hate or to have unfair negative opinions.
- (transitive) To pollute; to cause to become poisonous.
- (transitive) To cause to become much worse.
- (transitive) To use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody).
noun
- anything that harms or destroys
- any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
- (figuratively) Anything harmful to a person or thing.
- A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
- (chemistry) Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.
- (informal, idiomatic) An alcoholic drink. (Mainly in the phrases "name your poison" and "what's your poison?")