• struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
• feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
• be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child Suffocated under the pillow"
• suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job Suffocated him"
• become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
• impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
• 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"

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