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garrotteenUK
gar·rote or gar·rotte G0048800 (gə-rŏt′, -rōt′)n.1. a. A method of execution formerly practiced in Spain, in which a tightened iron collar is used to strangle or break the neck of a condemned person.b. The iron collar used for such an execution.2. a. Strangulation, especially in order to rob.b. A cord or wire used for strangling.tr.v. gar·rot·ed, gar·rot·ing, gar·rotes or gar·rot·ted or gar·rot·ting or gar·rottes 1. To execute by garrote.2. To strangle in order to rob. [Spanish, cudgel, instrument of torture, possibly from Old French garrot, perhaps from garoquier, to struggle.] gar·rot′er n.garrotte (ɡəˈrɒt) , garrote or garotten1. (Historical Terms) a Spanish method of execution by strangulation or by breaking the neck2. (Historical Terms) the device, usually an iron collar, used in such executions3. (Historical Terms) obsolete strangulation of one's victim while committing robberyvb (tr) 4. (Historical Terms) to execute by means of the garrotte5. to strangle, esp in order to commit robbery[C17: from Spanish garrote, perhaps from Old French garrot cudgel; of obscure origin] garˈrotter, garˈroter, gaˈrotter ngarrotte Past participle: garrotted Gerund: garrotting
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garrotte | garrotte |
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I garrotte | you garrotte | he/she/it garrottes | we garrotte | you garrotte | they garrotte |
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I garrotted | you garrotted | he/she/it garrotted | we garrotted | you garrotted | they garrotted |
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I am garrotting | you are garrotting | he/she/it is garrotting | we are garrotting | you are garrotting | they are garrotting |
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I have garrotted | you have garrotted | he/she/it has garrotted | we have garrotted | you have garrotted | they have garrotted |
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I was garrotting | you were garrotting | he/she/it was garrotting | we were garrotting | you were garrotting | they were garrotting |
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I had garrotted | you had garrotted | he/she/it had garrotted | we had garrotted | you had garrotted | they had garrotted |
Future |
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I will garrotte | you will garrotte | he/she/it will garrotte | we will garrotte | you will garrotte | they will garrotte |
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I will have garrotted | you will have garrotted | he/she/it will have garrotted | we will have garrotted | you will have garrotted | they will have garrotted |
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I will be garrotting | you will be garrotting | he/she/it will be garrotting | we will be garrotting | you will be garrotting | they will be garrotting |
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I have been garrotting | you have been garrotting | he/she/it has been garrotting | we have been garrotting | you have been garrotting | they have been garrotting |
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I will have been garrotting | you will have been garrotting | he/she/it will have been garrotting | we will have been garrotting | you will have been garrotting | they will have been garrotting |
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I had been garrotting | you had been garrotting | he/she/it had been garrotting | we had been garrotting | you had been garrotting | they had been garrotting |
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I would garrotte | you would garrotte | he/she/it would garrotte | we would garrotte | you would garrotte | they would garrotte |
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I would have garrotted | you would have garrotted | he/she/it would have garrotted | we would have garrotted | you would have garrotted | they would have garrotted | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | garrotte - an instrument of execution for execution by strangulationgarotte, garrote, iron collarinstrument of execution - an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person | Verb | 1. | garrotte - strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"garotte, garrote, scragstrangle, strangulate, throttle - kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes" | TranslationsgarrottagarrottarestrangolaregarrotteenUK
garrotte, garrote, garotte1. a Spanish method of execution by strangulation or by breaking the neck 2. the device, usually an iron collar, used in such executions 3. Obsolete strangulation of one's victim while committing robbery garrotteenUK
Synonyms for garrottenoun an instrument of execution for execution by strangulationSynonyms- garotte
- garrote
- iron collar
Related Wordsverb strangle with an iron collarSynonymsRelated Words- strangle
- strangulate
- throttle
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