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suffocate |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb suffocate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb suffocate Entailment of verb suffocate 1 of 6 senses of suffocate Sense 1 smother, asphyxiate, suffocate => cover Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb suffocate 6 senses of suffocate Sense 1 smother, asphyxiate, suffocate => kill Sense 2 suffocate, asphyxiate, choke => obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up Sense 3 suffocate => stifle, dampen Sense 4 suffocate => die, decease, perish, go exit pass away expire, pass Sense 5 suffocate => feel Sense 6 gag, choke, suffocate => suffer, hurt Familiarity of verb suffocate suffocate used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb suffocate Sense 1 smother, asphyxiate, suffocate => kill -------------- Sense 2 suffocate, asphyxiate, choke => obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up -------------- Sense 3 suffocate => stifle, dampen -------------- Sense 4 suffocate => die, decease, perish, go exit pass away expire, pass -------------- Sense 5 suffocate => feel -------------- Sense 6 gag, choke, suffocate => suffer, hurt -------------- Overview of verb suffocate The verb suffocate has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) 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") 3. suffocate -- (suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of "His job suffocated him") 4. suffocate -- (be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow") 5. suffocate -- (feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating") 6. gag, choke, suffocate -- (struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged") Overview of verb suffocate The verb suffocate has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) 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") 3. suffocate -- (suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of "His job suffocated him") 4. suffocate -- (be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow") 5. suffocate -- (feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating") 6. gag, choke, suffocate -- (struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged")
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