Garroter vs Garroted - What's the difference?
garroter | garroted |
(garrote)
an iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation
* 2004: , Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage
something, especially a cord or wire, used for strangulation
to execute by strangulation
to kill using a garrote
As a noun garroter
is a person who uses a garrote.As a verb garroted is
(garrote).garroter
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garroted
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Verb
(head)garrote
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(wikipedia garrote)Alternative forms
* garrotte (UK)Noun
(en noun)- The Spanish had responded to the insurgency with characteristic brutality. They gave rebels the "usual four shots in the back" or the garrote - an iron collar tightened around the victim's neck with a screw until he was strangled to death.
- The mob boss was known for having his enemies executed with a garrote of piano wire.