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death by hanging

death by strangulation; ligature strangulation

hangman

throttle valve

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

hangman's noose; halter

Photography; Physics

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

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)

締め上げる only

to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to pursue relentlessly; to keep under strict control; to put the screws on

締め上げる only

to settle accounts

to wring the neck; to strangle

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone)

to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

to draw (a bow) to the limit

to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to clasp

to strain (voice)

Usu. 〜にする

full nelson

wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel

to rack one's brain

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

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

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

spotted pattern

to think hard about (something that one doesn't know much of); to rack one's brain

Martial arts

rear naked choke; sleeper hold; bare hand strangle