Garrote (Verb)
Meaning
Strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She had been garrotted with a piece of wire, and no one heard her scream for help.
- Many prisoners were garrotted for speaking out against the oppressive regime.
- In the medieval period, it was common for people to be garrotted with an iron collar as punishment for their crimes.
- During the Inquisition, people accused of witchcraft were often garrotted before being burned at the stake.
- The serial killer's preferred method of execution was to garrotte his victims with a length of chain.