literal. †Also absol. (= what is strangled) literal rendering of Acts xv. 20.

Choking, suffocating, strangling.

With the respiration stopped or impeded; suffocated; with the free passage obstructed; clogged.

In senses of the verb: Killed or mangled by biting, etc.; maltreated, harassed; troubled or distressed in mind. Also in combinations, as worried-l…

Strangled. Obsolete.

That throttles (in various senses of throttle, v.). Also: characterized by throttling or by having or using a throttle.

That strangles, in senses of the verb.

That strangles or stops respiration.

That is or has been throttled (in various senses of throttle, v.); strangled, choked; constricted; stifled. Also: (esp. of the voice) suggestive of…

(See quots.)