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Meaning of "garrote" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF GARROTE

ɡəˈrɒt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GARROTE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Garrote is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GARROTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Garrote

A garrote or garrote vil is a weapon, most often referring to a handheld ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire or fishing line used to strangle a person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GARROTE

agorot · dogtrot · foxtrot · garotte · garrotte · globe-trot · grot · gut-rot · jog-trot · linkrot · out-trot · rhinocerot · rot · rotte · shofroth · tommyrot · trot · vrot

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GARROTE

garreted · garreteer · Garrett · Garrick · garrigue · garrison · garrison life · garrison town · garrison troops · garron · garrot · garroter · garrotte · garrotter · garrulity · garrulous · garrulously · garrulousness · garrya · garryowen

WORDS THAT END LIKE GARROTE

by rote · ghostwrote · Grote · Igorrote · Lanzarote · outwrote · overwrote · rewrote · rhinocerote · rote · scrote · typewrote · underwrote · wrote

Synonyms and antonyms of garrote in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «garrote» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GARROTE

Find out the translation of garrote to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of garrote from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «garrote» in English.
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绞喉
1,325 millions of speakers
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garrote
570 millions of speakers
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English

garrote
510 millions of speakers
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garrote
380 millions of speakers
ar

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garrote
280 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Russian

гаррота
278 millions of speakers
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garrote
270 millions of speakers
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garrote
260 millions of speakers
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garrot
220 millions of speakers
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Garrote
190 millions of speakers
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garrote
180 millions of speakers
ja

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garrote
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

목 조르기
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Garrote
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Garrote
80 millions of speakers
ta

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garrote
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

गारट
75 millions of speakers
tr

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boğazlamak
70 millions of speakers
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garrote
65 millions of speakers
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Garrote
50 millions of speakers
uk

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гаррота
40 millions of speakers
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Garrote
30 millions of speakers
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garrote
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

GARROTE
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Garrote
10 millions of speakers
no

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garrote
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of garrote

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GARROTE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about garrote

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GARROTE»

Discover the use of garrote in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to garrote and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Black Belt
Here, Filipino stylist Leo Gay'e demonstrates garrote technique. He loops (1) a beaded chain around his foe's neck, then turns (2) and yanks him down (3) before strangling him with the chain. Hushpuppy silencer was developed. Some people ...
2
Garrote: The Illusion of Social Equality and Political ...
"This book provides an historical accounting of the struggles by Eastern Caribbean nationals to achieve social, economic and political equality in the United States Virgin Islands"--Cover ([p. 4)].
H. Akia Gore, 2009
3
USMC Marine Corps Martial Arts Tan & Gray & Green & Brown & ...
When practiced using a training aid any type of garrote material may be used. c. Target Areas. Target areas for garrotes vary with the type of weapon constructed. When constructing a garrote with a shape edge useful for cutting through or ...
Department Of Defense
4
An American Sojourn: Tourists, Denizens, Victims
“You think his favored weapon is a cudgel or a garrote?” “One wonders,” Fernando commented. “Truth? You want the truth then?” Guillermo asked. “If you wouldn't mind telling us,” Matt responded. “Actually, it's just a saying of his, and he came ...
John Hicks, 2011
5
The Treasure of the San José: Death at Sea in the War of the ...
TABLE 3 Proportions of Antonio Garrote's proposed warships compared with the real proportions of the San Jose and the San Joaquin SOURCES: Garrote's measurements appear in a facsimile table in Manera Regueyra, "La epoca de Felipe ...
Carla Rahn Phillips, 2007
6
Subset Selection in Regression
The lasso applies its scaling to the X-variables whereas the garrote scales the regression coefficients. In the physical sciences, it is fairly common to find that the dependent variable is strongly related to differences between variables, say to the ...
Alan Miller, 2002
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The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations: The Complete ...
garrote (noun and verb) guh-RAHT or guh-ROHT. Garrote has several senses, all of them suffocating. In Spain, the garrote was a method of execution in which an iron collar was fastened around the neck and tightened slowly until the victim ...
Charles Harrington Elster, 2006
8
Roman Wolfe's Adirondack Ordeal
nor as unpleasant and sickening as the coppery smell of a large fountain of spraying blood. However, I hoped I wouldn't have to rely on the garrote. I was hoping my knife would end their lives quickly. But with the large size and strength of both ...
Bill Sheehan, 2009
9
Hard Knocks on a Thick Skull: Training the Body for a ...
There is an old saying as it relates to garrote. 'He who has money, does garrote'. 83 None of these teachers would accept money for teaching either me or any other students who came by, stressing to me repeatedly that the transmission of the ...
Michael Joseph Ryan, 2007
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The Mortician's Daughter
Mr. Garrote leaned over Madame Dorothy's corpse. “Sometimes we must do horrible things to save our loved ones.” At that, Charlotte cried out, “No, Daddy! It doesn't have to be like this!” She ran around the table and beat her fists against his ...
Bryce Warren, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GARROTE»

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Binge-watching for good or evil: TED talks vs House of Cards | Ms …
The Americans' Elizabeth runs a seemingly normal suburban Washington DC family while sneaking out at night to garrote unfortunate ... «ChicagoNow, Jul 15»
2
Palace appoints 74 to govt positions
... Andante de Paz, Nicasio Silvino Frio, Karen Lasala Galanida, Benedicta Batara Gamatero, Amador Delos Santos Garcia, Nelly Eday Garrote, ... «Manila Standard Today, Jul 15»
3
The Dystopian Aftermath of the New York Stock Exchange Breakdown
Outside, I take in the scene: street preachers denouncing Gnosticism, a lone banker trying to garrote himself with ticket tape, and the Bull – that ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
4
Alekhine's Gun E3 2015 Video and Screens
And you can use disguises, silent takedowns, poisons, firearms, knives, wire garrote, and a variety of other weapons to accomplish missions. «Gamers Hell, Jul 15»
5
Triad golf club sees new management come aboard
Garrote told the Triad Business Journal then that the goal for its leased properties is to eventually purchase the courses, which would ... «Triad Business Journal, Jul 15»
6
Lewiston man seeks to have murder conviction thrown out for new trial
Once in the woods, Parent was beaten, stabbed with a screwdriver at the base of the skull and fatally strangled with a homemade garrote ... «Lewiston Sun Journal, Jul 15»
7
Integrity Golf grows to 33 facilities
Integrity Golf Company President/CEO Gene Garrote is thrilled to be adding this upscale Pinehurst-area daily-fee property to his company's ... «Golf Course Industry Magazine, Jul 15»
8
Wellington Marathon: 30th Anniversary Introduces New Stars
Forty two year old Spaniard Juan Garrote Des Marcos nabbed third, 65secs further back, just ahead of former winner Dan Clendon (Wgtn) and ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
9
Could we snowball into a full-blown depression?
Since these buybacks are largely financed by cheap money courtesy of ZIRP and QE, the Fed's normalisation is going to just garrote buybacks. «TheBull.com.au, Jul 15»
10
Valencia metro crash victims get apology and promises of new …
Association leader Beatriz Garrote says representatives were invited into a full government meeting to speak to all the regional ministers, who expressed their ... «NEWS.GNOM.ES, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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