[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord.Synonyms: choke , throttle , garrote", "to kill by stopping the breath in any manner; choke; stifle; suffocate.Synonyms: smother", "to prevent the continuance, growth, rise, or action of; suppress:Censorship strangles a free press.Synonyms: muzzle , gag , repress , check"]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to be choked, stifled, or suffocated."]}]