strangle
Pronunciation:
/ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l//ˈstɹæŋɡəl/noun
Definitions
A 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.
verb
Definitions
To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
Example: He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid.
To stifle or suppress.
Example: She strangled a scream.
To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
Example: The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar.
To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.