noun🔗ShareA trading strategy using options, constructed through taking equal positions in a put and a call with different strike prices, such that there is a payoff if the underlying asset's value moves beyond the range of the two strike prices."The trader used a strangle to profit if the stock price moved far above or far below its current value. "businessfinanceasseteconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle."He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid."bodyactionhumanphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo stifle or suppress."She strangled a scream."actionbodyhumaninhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be killed by strangulation, or become strangled."The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar."bodyactionmedicinephysiologyhumaninhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner."The thick smoke from the burning building threatened to strangle the firefighters. "bodyactionphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading