Word
strangle
Phoneticsstran·gle
US/ˈstɹæŋɡəɫ/
UK/stɹˈæŋɡəl/
Definitions
01to squeeze the throat
v. to kill or injure someone by squeezing their neck so they cannot breathe.
v. to kill or incapacitate by compressing the throat, thereby obstructing the airway or blood flow.
“The attacker tried to strangle the victim, but she managed to fight him off.”
“Forensic evidence suggested the victim was strangled with a silk scarf, as there were distinct ligature marks around the neck area.”
03options trading strategy
n. a way of trading where you bet that a price will move a lot, but you are not sure if it will go up or down.
n. An options strategy involving the simultaneous purchase of a put and a call with different strike prices but the same expiration date.
“The investor decided to buy a strangle because she expected the market to be very volatile.”
“By executing a strangle, the trader aimed to profit from a significant price swing in the underlying stock following the earnings announcement.”
Technical
Usage
Usually refers to a 'long strangle' or 'short strangle' depending on the investor's position.
Teaching tip
This is a highly specialized term in finance; learners should not confuse it with a 'straddle', which uses the same strike price.
Real-World Examples
“The Probation Service incorrectly assessed Kendall as medium risk, despite the fact he had strangled Hall, threatened her with weapons and police had received 34 pieces ofintelligence about his abuse against her.” “They’ll make strange, strangled barks and chittering noises, curling their tongues, playing with one another and urinating.” Etymology
From Middle English stranglen, from Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulō, strangulāre, from Ancient Greek στραγγαλόομαι (strangalóomai, “to be strangled”), from στραγγάλη (strangálē, “a halter”); compare στραγγός (strangós, “twisted”) and string. Displaced Middle English wirien, awurien (“to strangle”) (> English worry).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Word family
Idioms
strangle the parrot — To switch off the transponder, for example, because it is interfering with the radar system.
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