уду́швам — meaning in English

English meaning

• choke verb To be unable to breathe because something is blocking the throat or windpipe.
• suffocate verb To die, or cause someone to die, from lack of oxygen.

Senses

уду́швам is used for these senses in English:

• choke (transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
• scrag (obsolete, colloquial) To hang on a gallows, or to choke, garotte, or strangle.
• suffocate (ergative) To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.

choke — full definition

1. verb To be unable to breathe because something is blocking the throat or windpipe.
2. verb To squeeze someone's throat so they cannot breathe; to strangle.
3. verb To perform badly under pressure at a crucial moment, especially when close to winning.
4. noun A valve that adjusts the fuel-air mixture in an engine, especially to help start it when cold.

suffocate — full definition

1. verb To die, or cause someone to die, from lack of oxygen.
2. verb To feel overwhelmed or stifled, as if unable to breathe.

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