The act of causing asphyxia; a state of asphyxia.
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The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.
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A kiln.
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of Kill
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To bring to a state of asphyxia; to suffocate. [Used commonly in the past pple.]
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To bring to a state of asphyxia; to suffocate. [Used commonly in the past pple.]
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To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle.
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To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle.
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Suffocated; choked.
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Suffocated; choked.
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The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking.
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