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