Also means
to squeeze to death
Usage Note
Stritolare implies crushing something between two hard surfaces or grinding it to pieces — a constrictor stritola its prey, a machine stritola material. It is stronger and more violent than schiacciare (to press flat) and is often used figuratively: stritolato dal sistema (crushed by the system).
Examples
"Il serpente stritolò la sua preda lentamente."
Natural Translation
The snake slowly crushed its prey.

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