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Verbs (2)
smother, suffocate
v. 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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Fuzzynyms (23)
wrap, envelop, enfold, enwrap, enclose
v. enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"
choke, conk, croak, pop off, die suddenly, die unexpectedly, drop dead, snuff it, buy the farm, kick the bucket
v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
choke, gag, suffocate
v. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
choke, gag, fret
v. be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"
choke, suffocate
v. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
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expose, uncover, remove the covering from
v. remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway"
asphyxiate
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