strangulate
     v 1: kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air;
          "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston
          has been strangling several dozen prostitutes" [syn: {strangle},
           {throttle}]
     2: constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of
        blood or air
     3: become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate"
Source: WordNet® 2.0