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verb : SUFFOCATE
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) 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" ;
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2. (
) impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" ;
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3. (
) become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating;
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4. (
) suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him" ;
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5. (
) be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" ;
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6. (
) feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating" ;
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7. (
) struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" ;
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