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Definitions for STRANGLES
ˈstræŋ gəlzstran·gles

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. equine distemper, stranglesnoun

    an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes

Wiktionary

  1. stranglesnoun

    A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Stranglesnoun

    Swellings in a horse’s throat.

    Etymology: from strangle.

ChatGPT

  1. strangles

    Strangles is a high-risk option trading strategy used in the finance industry where an investor buys an out-of the-money call option and an out-of-the-money put option with the same expiration date on the same underlying asset. This strategy is usually used when the investor expects a large price movement but is uncertain about the direction of the move. The investor profits if the price of the underlying asset swings markedly in either direction. In veterinary medicine, Strangles is also a highly contagious bacterial infection in horses that affects the upper respiratory tract.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Stranglesnoun

    a disease in horses and swine, in which the upper part of the throat, or groups of lymphatic glands elsewhere, swells

Wikidata

  1. Strangles

    Strangles is a contagious upper respiratory tract infection of horses and other equines caused by a bacterium, Streptococcus equi var equi. Strangles is enzootic in domesticated horses worldwide. The contagious nature of the infection has at times led to limitations on sporting events.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of STRANGLES in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of STRANGLES in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of STRANGLES in a Sentence

  1. Charles de LEUSSE:

    Shoe strangles the foot. But it advances. (La chaussure étrangle le pied. Mais elle fait avancer)

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