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Verb
Definition: 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"
Definition: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
Definition: become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
Definition: suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"
Definition: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
Definition: feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
Definition: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
Definition: To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
Adjective
Definition: Suffocated; choked.