Synonyms: choke, gag, suffocate, strangle
Definition: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
Usage: he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
Definition: constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
Similar words: press, compact, compress, constrict, contract, squeeze
Definition: squeeze or press together
Usage: she compressed her lips; the spasm contracted the muscle
Synonyms: halter, hamper, strangle, cramp
Definition: prevent the progress or free movement of
Usage: He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather; the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries
Similar words: restrain, restrict, confine, bound, limit, trammel, throttle
Definition: place limits on (extent or access)
Usage: restrict the use of this parking lot; limit the time you can spend with your friends
Synonyms: strangle
Definition: die from strangulation
Similar words: stifle, suffocate, asphyxiate
Definition: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
Usage: The child suffocated under the pillow
Synonyms: repress, smother, stifle, strangle, muffle
Definition: conceal or hide
Usage: smother a yawn; muffle one's anger; strangle a yawn
Similar words: inhibit, curb, conquer, stamp down, subdue, suppress
Definition: to put down by force or authority
Usage: suppress a nascent uprising; stamp down on littering; conquer one's desires
Synonyms: strangle, strangulate, throttle
Definition: kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
Usage: he tried to strangle his opponent; A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
Similar words: kill
Definition: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
Usage: This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank; The farmer killed a pig for the holidays