(פ') להיחנק; לחנוק

v. smother, asphyxiate, kill by cutting of the oxygen supply; make it difficult to breathe; cause discomfort by cutting of the supply of fresh or cool air; stifle; be smothered

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Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) smother, asphyxiate
(hypernym) kill
(entail) cover
(verb-group) stifle, asphyxiate
(derivation) suffocation, asphyxiation
2. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
(synonym) stifle, asphyxiate, choke
(hypernym) obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
(derivation) suffocation, asphyxiation
3. become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
(synonym) choke
(hypernym) become, turn
(verb-group) choke
4. suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"
(synonym) choke
(hypernym) stifle, dampen
(verb-group) choke
5. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
(synonym) stifle, asphyxiate
(hypernym) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
(hyponym) strangle
(verb-group) smother, asphyxiate
(derivation) suffocation, asphyxiation
6. feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
(hypernym) feel
7. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
(synonym) gag, choke, strangle
(hypernym) suffer, hurt
(derivation) suffocation, asphyxiation

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