garrotte
[ guh-rot, -roht ]
/ gəˈrɒt, -ˈroʊt /
noun, verb (used with object), gar·rot·ted, gar·rot·ting.
OTHER WORDS FROM garrotte
gar·rot·ter, nounWords nearby garrotte
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garrulity,
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garré's disease
Definition for garrotted (2 of 2)
garrote
or ga·rote, ga·rotte, gar·rotte
[ guh-roht, -rot ]
/ gəˈroʊt, -ˈrɒt /
noun
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
the collarlike instrument used for this method of execution.
strangulation or throttling, especially in the course of a robbery.
an instrument, usually a cord or wire with handles attached at the ends, used for strangling a victim.
verb (used with object), gar·rot·ed, gar·rot·ing.
to execute by the garrote.
to strangle or throttle, especially in the course of a robbery.
Origin of garrote
1615–25; < Spanish
garrote or French
garrot packing-stick < ?
OTHER WORDS FROM garrote
gar·rot·er, nounExample sentences from the Web for garrotted
British Dictionary definitions for garrotted
garrotte
garrote or garotte
/ (ɡəˈrɒt) /
noun
a Spanish method of execution by strangulation or by breaking the neck
the device, usually an iron collar, used in such executions
obsolete
strangulation of one's victim while committing robbery
verb (tr)
to execute by means of the garrotte
to strangle, esp in order to commit robbery
Derived forms of garrotte
garrotter, garroter or garotter, nounWord Origin for garrotte
C17: from Spanish
garrote, perhaps from Old French
garrot cudgel; of obscure origin