Word

suffocate, v.
(suffocated, suffocates, suffocating)
freq. cnt. 3

deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

asphyxiate smother suffocate

sample sentences

"Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"
"The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

suffocation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

asphyxiation asphyxia asphyxiation

semantic pointers

verb group

suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate

hypernym

kill

entailment

cover

struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

choke gag strangle suffocate

sample sentences

"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

choking

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

suffocative suffocation

semantic pointers

hypernym

suffer, hurt

feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
<verb.body>

suffocate

sample sentences

"The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

suffocative

semantic pointers

hypernym

feel

be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
<verb.change>

asphyxiate stifle suffocate

sample sentences

"The child suffocated under the pillow"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

suffocative suffocation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

asphyxiation asphyxia asphyxiation

semantic pointers

hypernym

die, perish, pass away, go, expire, drop dead, croak, decease, exit, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, pop off, choke, snuff it

hyponym

strangle

verb group

suffocate, smother, asphyxiate

suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
<verb.change>

choke suffocate

sample sentences

"His job suffocated him"

verb frames

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semantic pointers

hypernym

dampen, stifle

verb group

suffocate, choke

become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
<verb.change>

choke suffocate

sample sentences

"He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"

verb frames

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semantic pointers

verb group

suffocate, choke

hypernym

become, turn

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
<verb.contact>

asphyxiate choke stifle suffocate

sample sentences

"The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

suffocative suffocation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

asphyxia asphyxiation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

choking

semantic pointers

hypernym

obstruct, impede, occlude, obturate, jam, block, close up