Suffocate
verb — past tense: suffocated ; past participle: suffocated ; present participle: suffocating ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to kill by stopping the breathing, to cause discomfort to (a person) by making breathing difficult, to be suffocated) ធ្វើអោយថប់ដង្ហើមស្លាប់
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (To die by being suffocated, to be unable to breathe freely) ថប់ដង្ហើមស្លាប់, ធ្វើអោយឈ្លក់, ស្ទះដង្ហើម, បន្ថប់, ថប់ដង្ហើម, លត់ភ្លើងដោយបង្ហប់, ពិបាកដកដង្ហើម, ទប់, បំបិទ
Example: Suffocate the fire, I thought I would suffocate by the excitement. - 3.
- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ថប់ដង្ហើមស្លាប់, ធ្វើឲ្យថប់ដង្ហើមស្លាប់
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: suffocated ; past participle: suffocated ; present participle: suffocating ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To destroy; to extinguish; as, to suffocate fire.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To become choked, stifled, or smothered.
- 1.
- Suffocated, choked