Scrabble?! SUFFOCATE

Definitions of SUFFOCATE in various dictionaries:

verb - deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

verb - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

verb - become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

verb - suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

verb - be asphyxiated

verb - feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air

verb - struggle for breath

To kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen.

To impair the respiration of; asphyxiate.

To cause discomfort to by or as if by cutting off the supply of fresh air.

To suppress the development, imagination, or creativity of; stifle: “The rigid formality of the place suffocated her” (Thackeray).

To die from lack of air or oxygen; be asphyxiated.

To feel discomfort from lack of fresh air.

To become or feel suppressed; be stifled.