Suffocate

  • 31suffocate — v 1. asphyxiate, smother, stifle, burke; choke, strangle, strangulate, throttle, garrote, bowstring. 2. suppress, quell, put down, subdue, overcome; ex tinquish, dampen, Inf. douse, snuff out …

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  • 32suffocate — suf·fo·cate …

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  • 33suffocate — [ˈsʌfəˌkeɪt] verb [I/T] to die because you cannot breathe, or to kill someone in this way suffocation [ˌsʌfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …

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  • 34suffocate — suf•fo•cate [[t]ˈsʌf əˌkeɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) pat to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle 2) pat to impede the respiration of 3) to discomfort by a lack of fresh or… …

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  • 35suffocate — [c]/ˈsʌfəkeɪt / (say sufuhkayt) verb (suffocated, suffocating) –verb (t) 1. to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills. 2. to impede the respiration of. 3. to cause discomfort to through… …

  • 36suffocate —    Umi, ai pō ala.     Suffocated, pu ua.     Suffocation from the smoke, kenakena …

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  • 37suffocate — To kill by stopping respiration, as by strangling or asphyxiation …

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  • 38suffocate — v. 1 tr. choke or kill by stopping breathing, esp. by pressure, fumes, etc. 2 tr. (often foll. by by, with) produce a choking or breathless sensation in, esp. by excitement, terror, etc. 3 intr. be or feel suffocated or breathless. Derivatives:… …

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  • 39They Suffocate at Night — Infobox Single Name = They Suffocate at Night Artist = Pulp from Album = Freaks B side = Tunnel Released = January 5, 1987 Format = 7 , 12 Recorded = Input Studios, Sheffield June 1986 Genre = Alternative rock Length = Label = Fire Records Writer …

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  • 40Suffocated — 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;… …

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