Definition of: garrote

(gə·rot′, -rōt′) noun
1. A Spanish instrument for strangling, formerly used as a means of capital punishment.
2. The mode of punishment inflicted by the garrote.
3. Any similar method of strangulation, especially in order to rob.
—v.t. gar·rot·ed, gar·rot·ing
1. To execute with a garrote.
2. To throttle in order to rob. Also ga·rote′, ga·rotte′, gar·rotte′. [<Sp. garotte, orig. a stick, cudgel <Celtic]