Noun suffocation has 2 senses
  1. suffocation, asphyxiation - killing by depriving of oxygen
    --1 is a kind of killing, kill, putting to death
    --1 has particulars: choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling
    Derived forms: verb suffocate1, verb suffocate5
  2. suffocation, asphyxiation - the condition of being derprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
    --2 is a kind of hypoxia
    Derived forms: verb suffocate2, verb suffocate7
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