The meaning of Suffocate

verb

Kill (someone) by depriving them of air.

Usage examples:

They were asphyxiated by the carbon monoxide fumes

verb

To be unable to breathe, usually resulting in death, or to cause someone to be unable to breathe; suffocate

Usage examples:

[ t ] the men were asphyxiated by smoke., we thought we would die of asphyxiation on that crowded t…

verb

(of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air.

Usage examples:

Willie choked on a mouthful of tea

noun

A valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started.

Usage examples:

An automatic choke

noun

The inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke.

Usage examples:

Cut the artichokes in half and remove the hairy inner choke and any hard leaves, leaving only the t…

verb

Kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.

Usage examples:

I dreamt a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow

noun

A mass of something that stifles or obscures.

Usage examples:

All this vanished in a smother of foam

verb

To prevent a person or animal from getting oxygen

Usage examples:

Several animals were smothered by smoke from the fire., the pasta was smothered with a creamy sauce…

verb

Make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.

Usage examples:

Those in the streets were stifled by the fumes

noun

A joint in the legs of horses, dogs, and other animals, equivalent to the knee in humans.

Usage examples:

At necropsy all stifle joints were stable to an anterior drawer force with no significant limitatio…

verb

Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

verb

Squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause death.

Usage examples:

The victim was strangled with a scarf

verb

Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air

verb

Strangle; throttle.

Usage examples:

The victim had been strangulated

verb

To kill someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe; strangle

noun

A device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine.

Usage examples:

The engines were at full throttle

verb

Attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them.

Usage examples:

She was sorely tempted to throttle him

noun

A device that controls how much fuel goes into an engine

Usage examples:

I’m so mad i could throttle him.