eng: suffocate

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Meaning
means	(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" smother, suffocate, asphyxiate
means	(verb) impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" suffocate, asphyxiate, choke, stifle
means	(verb) become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village" suffocate, choke
means	(verb) suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him" choke, suffocate
means	(verb) be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" suffocate, asphyxiate, stifle
means	(verb) feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating" suffocate
means	(verb) struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" gag, strangle, choke, suffocate