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asphyxiate in Irish

asphyxiate in Irish is plúch — asphyxiate means to stop someone breathing by cutting off their air supply.

asphyxiate in Irish

plúch
verb
(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.

What does "asphyxiate" mean?

  1. verb To stop someone breathing by cutting off their air supply.
    "A 39-year-old British woman was killed when a malfunctioning ottoman bed fell on her neck and asphyxiated her, a coroner’s report said."
  2. verb To stop breathing because the air supply has been cut off.
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asphyxiate in a sentence

  • A 39-year-old British woman was killed when a malfunctioning ottoman bed fell on her neck and asphyxiated her, a coroner’s report said.

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What is "asphyxiate" in Irish?
"asphyxiate" in Irish is plúch. asphyxiate means: To stop someone breathing by cutting off their air supply.
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