ghõṭ·nā vt (a) to pound, to pulverize: भाँग or सुरमा ~ -- hemp या antimony. (b) to choke, to strangle: किसी का गला ~ -- smb's throat. (c) to cram, to commit to memory: पाठ or कविता ~ -- a lesson या poem. (d) to smoothen: दीवार or काग़ज़ ~ -- wall या paper. [variation घोटना, vi घुटना²]

ghoṭ·nā vt = घोंटना q. v.

¹ dam mu 1. (a) breath = साँस q. v. △ ~ उखड़ना to be out of breath; ~ खींचना to withhold --, to become silent; ~ घुटना to be suffocated; ~ घोंटना to strangle, to suffocate; ~ घोंटनेवाला ~ घोंटू choking, suffocating. △ ~ टूटना to run short of --, to be exhausted; ~ तोड़ना to breathe one's last, to expire; ~ फूलना to pant, to gasp; ~ भरना to count for support; ~ मारना to boast of; ~ न मारना not to be able to say a word; ~ लेना to take breath/rest, to wait; ~ साधना to bate/hold one's --, to keep mum; ~ होंठों पर आना to be on the verge of death. (b) puff, pull: हुक्के का एक ~ लेना to have a