asfixiar — meaning in English

English meaning

• choke verb To be unable to breathe because something is blocking the throat or windpipe.
• smother verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.

Senses

asfixiar is used for these senses in English:

• choke (transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
• smother (intransitive) To be suffocated.

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.

smother — full definition

1. verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.
2. verb To suppress or hold back a feeling, reaction, or activity almost completely.
3. verb To cover something thickly, especially food, with a sauce, topping, or affection.

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