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1 suffocate
v. kvävas; kväva* * *(to kill, die, cause distress to or feel distress, through lack of air or the prevention of free breathing: A baby may suffocate if it sleeps with a pillow; The smoke was suffocating him; May I open the window? I'm suffocating.) kväva, kvävas -
2 drown
v. dränka; drunkna; översvämma* * *1) (to (cause to) sink in water and so suffocate and die: He drowned in the river; He tried to drown the cat.) drunkna, dränka2) (to cause (a sound) not to be heard by making a louder sound: His voice was drowned by the roar of the traffic.) dränka, överrösta -
3 smother
n. kvävande rök; överflöd--------v. strypa, kväva; släcka; undertrycka, dämpa; gömma, dölja; översvämma, dränka; kvävas* * *1) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) kväva[]2) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) kväva3) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) dränka, överösa -
4 stifle
v. kväva; kvävas; undertrycka, döva* * *1) (to prevent, or be prevented, from breathing (easily) eg because of bad air, an obstruction over the mouth and nose etc; to suffocate: He was stifled to death when smoke filled his bedroom; I'm stifling in this heat!) kväva[]2) (to extinguish or put out (flames).) kväva3) (to suppress (a yawn, a laugh etc).) kväva•- stifling
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Suffocate — Suf fo*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suffocating}.] 1. To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother. [1913 Webster] Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To destroy; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Suffocate — Suf fo*cate, v. i. To become choked, stifled, or smothered. A swelling discontent is apt to suffocate and strangle without passage. collier. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Suffocate — Suf fo*cate, a. [L. suffocatus, p. p. of suffocare to choke; sub under + fauces the throat. Cf. {Faucal}.] Suffocated; choked. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suffocate — index extinguish, impede, repress, stifle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
suffocate — early 15c., from L. suffocatus, pp. of suffocare (see SUFFOCATION (Cf. suffocation)). Related: Suffocated; suffocating … Etymology dictionary
suffocate — [v] choke asphyxiate, drown, smother, stifle, strangle; concepts 163,246 Ant. free, let go, loose … New thesaurus
suffocate — ► VERB 1) die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe. 2) feel or cause to feel trapped or oppressed. DERIVATIVES suffocation noun. ORIGIN Latin suffocare stifle , from fauces throat … English terms dictionary
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