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Cutting off the air supply, whether it's a windpipe or a hot streak.
means To kill or constrict by compressing the throat, or figuratively to suppress something before it can flourish.
from From Greek strangale, a halter or noose, via Latin strangulare — the same root that knots up strangulation and strangler.
Options tradeA strangle bets on big moves either direction.
Manual methodStrangulation can kill without leaving external marks.
Forensic cluePetechiae in the eyes signal throttling, not hanging.