garote
/ɡəˈroʊt/
verb
- To strangle someone with a garote or similar device.
- The spy was trained to garote an enemy silently.
- In the crime novel, the killer would garote his victims with a silk scarf.
- The villain tried to garote the guard from behind.
noun
- A device used for strangling someone, typically a cord or wire with handles at each end.
- The detective found a garote hidden in the suspect's bag.
- The assassin used a thin garote made of piano wire.
- In the museum, there was an old garote used by executioners centuries ago.