suffocate

verb

1
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
2
feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating
3
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
The child suffocated under the pillow
4
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
His job suffocated him
5
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village
6
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
7
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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