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asphyxiating definition

asphyxiating


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  asphyxiate 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  asphyxiate 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  asphyxiate 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  asphyxiate 
 
  Sense  1 
  smother,  asphyxiate,  suffocate 
  =>  cover 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  asphyxiate 
 
  2  senses  of  asphyxiate 
 
  Sense  1 
  smother,  asphyxiate,  suffocate 
  =>  kill 
 
  Sense  2 
  suffocate,  asphyxiate,  choke 
  =>  obstruct,  obturate,  impede,  occlude,  jam,  block,  close  up 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  asphyxiate 
 
  asphyxiate  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  asphyxiate 
 
  Sense  1 
  smother,  asphyxiate,  suffocate 
  =>  kill 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  suffocate,  asphyxiate,  choke 
  =>  obstruct,  obturate,  impede,  occlude,  jam,  block,  close  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  asphyxiate 
 
  The  verb  asphyxiate  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  smother,  asphyxiate,  suffocate  --  (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") 
  2.  suffocate,  asphyxiate,  choke  --  (impair  the  respiration  of  or  obstruct  the  air  passage  of  "The  foul  air  was  slowly  suffocating  the  children") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  asphyxiating 
 
  The  adj  asphyxiating  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  asphyxiating  --  (tending  to  deprive  of  oxygen;  "asphyxiating  gasses") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  asphyxiating 
 
  1  sense  of  asphyxiating 
 
  Sense  1 
  asphyxiating 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  breathless)  ->  breathing,  eupneic,  eupnoeic 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  asphyxiating 
 
  1  sense  of  asphyxiating 
 
  Sense  1 
  asphyxiating 
  =>  breathless  (vs.  breathing),  dyspneic,  dyspnoeic,  dyspneal,  dyspnoeal 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  asphyxiating 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  asphyxiating 
 
  asphyxiating  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  asphyxiating 
  asphyxiating 
 
  Overview  of  verb  asphyxiate 
 
  The  verb  asphyxiate  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  smother,  asphyxiate,  suffocate  --  (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") 
  2.  suffocate,  asphyxiate,  choke  --  (impair  the  respiration  of  or  obstruct  the  air  passage  of  "The  foul  air  was  slowly  suffocating  the  children") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  asphyxiating 
 
  The  adj  asphyxiating  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  asphyxiating  --  (tending  to  deprive  of  oxygen;  "asphyxiating  gasses") 



asphyxiating definition