suffocate

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  • February 22. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    suffocate verb english

    deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    suffocate verb english

    impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    suffocate verb english

    become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    suffocate verb english

    suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    suffocate verb english

    be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    suffocate verb english

    feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    suffocate verb english

    struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"