V2 |
choke, suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate | impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of | |
V1, V2 |
choke, gag, strangle, suffocate | struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake | |
V2 |
suffocate | feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air | |
V1 |
suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate | be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen | |
V1 |
choke, suffocate | become stultified, suppressed, or stifled | |
V2 |
choke, suffocate | suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of | |
V2 |
suffocate, smother, asphyxiate | deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing |