garrote : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: garrote	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for garrote
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
garrote n an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation Synonym(s): garrote, garotte, garrotte, iron collar v strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain" Synonym(s): garrote, garrotte, garotte, scrag
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Garrote \Gar*rote"\, n. [Sp. garrote, from garra claw, talon, of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. & W. gar leg, ham, shank. Cf. {Garrot} stick, {Garter}.] A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life become extinct; also, the instrument by means of which the punishment is inflicted.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Garrote \Gar*rote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garroted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Garroting}.] To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob.