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execution by hanging; hanging

death by hanging

death by strangulation; ligature strangulation

hangman

throttle valve

hangman's noose; halter; rope to hang a criminal

hangman's noose; halter

deep drawing (metalworking)

suicidal ligature strangulation; suicide by strangulation

Photography; Physics

f-number; focal ratio; f-ratio; f-stop

tie-dying applied to a whole piece of material

to strangle to death

to rack one's brain

to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out

to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from

to scold; to criticize severely; to lay into

to train ruthlessly; to give punishing training

to strain (one's voice)

to gather up (a curtain)

Idiomatic expression

to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself

to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target

to have one's neck wrung

refinement; narrowing-down

freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted

Idiomatic expression

to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; to strangle with floss silk

strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff

to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in

Idiomatic expression

to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke; to press oil

body of a strangled person