garrot

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/ˈɡæɹət/

noun

A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb.

“The Army doctor used a garrot to stop the bleeding from the injured soldier's wound.”

OriginFrench garrot →
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Meanings

garrot1

noungarrot (plural garrots)

plural garrots

  1. A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb.

    The Army doctor used a garrot to stop the bleeding from the injured soldier's wound.

  2. CaribbeanderogatoryAn Antiguan.

garrot2

verbgarrot (third-person singular simple present garrots, present participle garroting, simple past and past participle garroted)

present singular third person garrots · participle present garroting · participle past garroted · past garroted

  1. alternativeAlternative form of garrote.

garrot3

noungarrot (plural garrots)

plural garrots

  1. A seaduck of the genus Bucephala; a goldeneye.

Origin

garrot · noun

  1. Frenchgarrot
  2. Englishgarrot

From French garrot. Doublet of garrote.

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garrot · noun

Unknown.

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Translations

Russian закру́тка, жгут
  • закру́тка (zakrútka)stick used for tightening
  • жгут (žgut)stick used for tightening
  • турнике́т (turnikét)stick used for tightening

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with garrot

caratparrotclaretcaretstrangle the parrot
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

garrot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garrot

MLA

“garrot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garrot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garrot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garrot.

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