Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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strangle | No | No | Yes | No |
smother | Yes | No | Yes | No |
strangle (noun) | smother (noun) |
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a stifling cloud of smoke | |
a confused multitude of things |
strangle (verb) | smother (verb) |
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constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing | deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing |
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake | suppress in order to conceal or hide |
prevent the progress or free movement of | envelop completely |
die from strangulation | deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion |
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air | form an impenetrable cover over |
suppress in order to conceal or hide |