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garrote verb[ T ] (also garotte); (UK alsogarrotte)us/ɡəˈrɑːt/uk /ɡəˈrɒt/ to kill someone by putting a metal wire or collar around their neck and pulling it SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Murder & attempted murder asphyxiation assassinate assassination assassination attempt attempt butcher drive-by genocidal genocide gun someone down homicide infanticide polish something off pop off put someone to the swordidiom regicide rub slaughter snuff throttle garrote noun[ C ] (also garotte); (UK alsogarrotte)us/ɡəˈrɑːt/uk /ɡəˈrɒt/ a metal wire or collar used to kill someone SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Death penalties behead boots on the groundidiom burn capital offence capital punishment chair condemn crucify death sentence death warrant decapitate decapitation firing squad gibbet guillotine hang hanging hangman stake the electric chair |