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strangle

/ˈstræŋɡəl/

រឹតក

  1. verb រឹតក, ច្របាច់ក
    to kill or choke someone by squeezing the throat
    សម្លាប់ ឬធ្វើឱ្យថប់ដង្ហើមដោយច្របាច់ឬរឹតក
    The attacker tried to strangle him.
    ជនវាយប្រហារបានព្យាយាមច្របាច់កគាត់។
  2. verb រារាំង, បំបិទ
    to prevent something from developing or growing
    រារាំងមិនឱ្យអ្វីមួយរីកចម្រើនទៅមុខបាន
    High taxes can strangle economic growth.
    ពន្ធដារខ្ពស់អាចរារាំងការរីកចម្រើននៃសេដ្ឋកិច្ច។

Synonyms: choke, throttle, suffocate, smother, suppress

Antonyms: free, release, encourage

Forms: strangles, strangling, strangled

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.