Definitions for suffocate

(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")

(impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children")

(become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating

(suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him")

(be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow")

(feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating")

(struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged")