strangle

v., -gled, -gling, -gles.

v.tr.

1. 1. To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle.
   2. To cut off the oxygen supply of; smother.
2. To suppress, repress, or stifle: strangle a scream.
3. To inhibit the growth or action of; restrict: "That artist is strangled who is forced to deal with human beings solely in social terms" (James Baldwin).

v.intr.

1. To become strangled.
2. To die from suffocation or strangulation; choke.

[Middle English stranglen, from Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulāre, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē, halter.]

strangler stran'gler n.

An options strategy where the investor holds a position in both a call and put with different strike prices but with the same maturity and underlying asset. This option strategy is profitable only if there are large movements in the price of the underlying asset.

This is a good strategy if you think there will be a large price movement in the near future but are unsure of which way that price movement will be.

Investopedia Says:
The strategy involves buying an out-of-the-money call and an out-of-the-money put option. A strangle is generally less expensive than a straddle as the contracts are purchased out of the money.

For example, imagine a stock currently trading at $50 a share. To employ the strangle option strategy a trader enters into two option positions, one call and one put. Say the call is for $55 and costs $300 ($3.00 per option x 100 shares) and the put is for $45 and costs $285 ($2.85 per option x 100 shares). If the price of the stock stays between $45 and $55 over the life of the option the loss to the trader will be $585 (total cost of the two option contracts). The trader will make money if the price of the stock starts to move outside of the range. Say that the price of the stock ends up at $35. The call option will expire worthless and the loss will be $300 to the trader. The put option however has gained considerable value, it is worth $715 ($1,000 less the initial option value of $285). So the total gain the trader has made is $415.

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Sale or purchase of a put option and a call option on the same underlying instrument, with the same expiration, but at strike prices equally Out of the Money. A strangle costs less than a Straddle because both options are out of the money, but profits are made only if the underlying instrument moves dramatically.

verb

1. To interfere with or stop the normal breathing of, especially by constricting the windpipe: choke, throttle. See breath/breathlessness.
2. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check: burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, suppress, throttle. Informal sit on (or upon). See restraint/unrestraint.

v

Definition: choke, stifle
Antonyms: free, let go, let out, loose

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A code meaning, “Switch off equipment indicated.”

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

A dream about strangling someone or being strangled may indicate that the dreamer is denying a vital aspect of his or her expression, and thus satisfaction, in life.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - strangulere, kvæle, kværke, undertrykke, tilbageholde
v. intr. - kvæles

Nederlands (Dutch)
wurgen, de keel dichtknijpen, verstikken

Français (French)
v. tr. - étrangler, envahir, étouffer (la créativité), entraver, étrangler (une économie), réprimer (une protestation)
v. intr. - s'étouffer, s'étrangler

Deutsch (German)
v. - erwürgen, unterdrücken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - στραγγαλίζω, καταπνίγω, καταστέλλω, (μτφ.) στενεύω

Italiano (Italian)
strangolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - estrangular, sufocar, impedir o crescimento (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
задушить, задыхаться, жать, подавлять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - estrangular, dar garrote, asfixiar, sofocar, reprimir
v. intr. - ahogarse, morir estrangulado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - strypa, kväva, undertrycka, förkväva, hämma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
勒死, 压制, 扼死, 被扼死, 被绞死, 被勒死, 窒息而死

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 勒死, 壓制, 扼死
v. intr. - 被扼死, 被絞死, 被勒死, 窒息而死

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 목졸라 죽이다, 질식 시키다, (발전, 활동 등을) 억압하다
v. intr. - 질식하다, 교살 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 絞め殺す, …ののどを絞め付ける, 押さえ付ける, 握りつぶす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخنق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חנק (למוות), עצר בעד בכי/צעקה/תנועה‬
v. intr. - ‮נחנק‬

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