Main entry: stifle, suffocate, asphyxiate
Definition: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
Usage: The child suffocated under the pillow
Main entry: choke, stifle, suffocate, asphyxiate
Definition: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Usage: The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
Main entry: smother, asphyxiate, suffocate
Definition: deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
Usage: Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow; The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor