Email this page to a friend

SUFFOCATE

Definition:

[verb] 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"
Synonyms: smother, asphyxiate
[verb] impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
Synonyms: stifle, asphyxiate, choke
[verb] become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating
Synonyms: choke
[verb] suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"
Synonyms: choke
[verb] be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
Synonyms: stifle, asphyxiate
[verb] feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
[verb] struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
Synonyms: gag, choke, strangle