suffocate
- suffocate
- [[t]sʌ̱fəkeɪt[/t]]
suffocates, suffocating, suffocated
1) V-ERG If someone suffocates or is suffocated, they die because there is no air for them to breathe.
He either suffocated, or froze to death...
[be V-ed] They were suffocated as they slept.
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suffocation [[t]sʌ̱fəke͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N-UNCOUNT Many of the victims died of suffocation.
2) V-ERG If you say that you are suffocating or that something is suffocating you, you mean that you feel very uncomfortable because there is not enough fresh air and it is difficult to breathe.
That's better. I was suffocating in that cell of a room...
[V n] The airlessness of the room suffocated her.
3) V-ERG You say that a person or thing is suffocating, or that something is suffocating them, when the situation that they are in does not allow them to act freely or to develop.
After a few weeks with her parents, she felt she was suffocating...
[V n] The governor's proposals would actually cost millions of jobs and suffocate the economy.
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Suffocate Me — Suffocate Me … Википедия
Suffocate — Suf fo*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suffocating}.] 1. To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother. [1913 Webster] Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To destroy; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suffocate — suffocate, asphyxiate, stifle, smother, choke, strangle, throttle can all mean to interrupt the normal course of breathing. Suffocate commonly refers to conditions in which breathing is impossible through lack of available oxygen or through… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Suffocate — Suf fo*cate, v. i. To become choked, stifled, or smothered. A swelling discontent is apt to suffocate and strangle without passage. collier. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Suffocate — Suf fo*cate, a. [L. suffocatus, p. p. of suffocare to choke; sub under + fauces the throat. Cf. {Faucal}.] Suffocated; choked. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suffocate — index extinguish, impede, repress, stifle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
suffocate — early 15c., from L. suffocatus, pp. of suffocare (see SUFFOCATION (Cf. suffocation)). Related: Suffocated; suffocating … Etymology dictionary
suffocate — [v] choke asphyxiate, drown, smother, stifle, strangle; concepts 163,246 Ant. free, let go, loose … New thesaurus
suffocate — ► VERB 1) die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe. 2) feel or cause to feel trapped or oppressed. DERIVATIVES suffocation noun. ORIGIN Latin suffocare stifle , from fauces throat … English terms dictionary
suffocate — [suf′ə kāt΄] vt. suffocated, suffocating [< L suffocatus, pp. of suffocare, to choke < sub ,SUB + fauces, gullet, throat: see FAUCES] 1. to kill by cutting off the supply of oxygen to the lungs, gills, etc. 2. to hinder the free breathing… … English World dictionary
Suffocate Me — Infobox Album | Name = Suffocate Me Type = EP Artist = Angelfish Released = June 11, 1993 Recorded = 1993 Genre = Alternative, Goth Rock,Dream pop Length = 13:52 Label = Wasteland Producer = Last album = This album = Suffocate Me (1993) Next… … Wikipedia
