Get Affordable VMs - excellent virtual server hosting


browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

suffocate suffocate definition

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") 



suffocate definition