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      [Noun]  | "strangler fig" 


      1: any of several figs (such as Ficus aurea of the southeastern U.S.) that start as epiphytes but send down roots to the ground around the host tree; broadly : any of various epiphytic vines or trees (such as Clusia rosea) of similar habit


      Origin: 1933 ;

      [Verb]  | "strangle" 


      1: to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air;


        * e.g., " ... the gull got tangled in a piece of fishing line on the beach and was strangled "



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      2: to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe;


        * e.g., " ... the boy complained that he was being strangled by his tie "



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      3: to refrain from openly showing or uttering;


        * e.g., " ... strangled a gasp of surprise upon hearing the news "



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