ALL meanings of garotte
ga·rotte
G g - verb with object garotte to execute by the garrote. 1
- verb with object garotte to strangle or throttle, especially in the course of a robbery. 1
- noun garotte a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain. 1
- noun garotte the collarlike instrument used for this method of execution. 1
- noun garotte strangulation or throttling, especially in the course of a robbery. 1
- noun garotte an instrument, usually a cord or wire with handles attached at the ends, used for strangling a victim. 1
- noun garotte Alternative spelling of garrotte. 1