acogotar

v.

1 to kill by a blow on the neck, to knock down.

2 to kill with a rabbit punch, to kill by a blow on the back of the neck.

* * *

acogotar

► verbo transitivo

1 (matar) to kill with a blow to the back of the neck

2 (atrapar) to grab by the scruff of the neck

3 (intimidar) to intimidate, cow; (tiranizar) to tyrannize

■ ha acogotado a todos los niños all the children are afraid of him

* * *

VT (=derribar) to knock down, fell, poleaxe, poleax (EEUU); (=dejar sin sentido) to lay out; LAm (=dominar) to have at one's mercy; (=agarrar) to grab round the neck

acogotar a algn — Cono Sur to harass sb for payment

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) <animal> to kill (with a blow to the back of the neck); <persona> (fam)

si lo encuentro, lo acogoto — if I find him, I'll break his neck (colloq)

b) (CS fam) (estrangular) to choke (colloq)

c) (CS fam) (abrumar)

está acogotado de deudas/trabajo — he's up to his eyes in debt/work (colloq)

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) <animal> to kill (with a blow to the back of the neck); <persona> (fam)

si lo encuentro, lo acogoto — if I find him, I'll break his neck (colloq)

b) (CS fam) (estrangular) to choke (colloq)

c) (CS fam) (abrumar)

está acogotado de deudas/trabajo — he's up to his eyes in debt/work (colloq)

* * *

acogotar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹animal› to kill (with a blow to the back of the neck) ‹persona›

(fam): si lo encuentro, lo acogoto if I find him, I'll break his neck (colloq)

2 (CS fam) (estrangular) to throttle, choke (colloq)

3

(CS fam) (abrumar): está acogotado de deudas/trabajo he's up to his eyes in debt/work (colloq)

nos están acogotando de trabajo they're piling o heaping work onto us (colloq)

* * *

acogotar vt

1. [matar] to kill [with a blow to the neck]

2. Fam [derribar] to knock down

3. Fam [intimidar, agobiar] to pester;

me acogotaba pidiéndome cosas todo el día she was driving me mad asking me to do things all day

4. CSur Fam [sobrecargar] to overwhelm

* * *

acogotar

v/t fam

1 intimidate

2 (matar)

:

acogotar a alguien break s.o.’s neck