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71stuffed-up — adjective if you have a stuffed up nose, you cannot breathe easily because you have a cold …
72stuffy — stuff|y [ stʌfi ] adjective 1. ) a stuffy room is too warm and has an unpleasant smell because there is no fresh air in it 2. ) INFORMAL if you have a stuffy nose or head, you cannot breathe well because of a cold or similar illness 3. ) INFORMAL …
73suffocating — suf|fo|cat|ing [ sʌfə,keıtıŋ ] adjective 1. ) so hot that you cannot breathe easily: It s suffocating in here! 2. ) making you feel that you are not free to do what you want: OPPRESSIVE: In time the marriage became suffocating. suffocating… …
74throttle — throt|tle1 [ θratl ] noun 1. ) count a piece of equipment that controls how fast a vehicle is moving by controlling the amount of fuel going into the engine 2. ) uncount the amount of power that an engine is producing: at full/half throttle: The… …
75ventilator — ven|ti|la|tor [ ventl,eıtər ] noun count 1. ) a machine that pushes air in and out of someone s lungs when they cannot breathe on their own 2. ) a machine that brings fresh air into a room or building and moves it around …
76choke — [[t]tʃo͟ʊk[/t]] chokes, choking, choked 1) V ERG When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs. The coffee was almost too hot to swallow and made him choke for a moment... [V on n] A… …
77coil — [[t]kɔ͟ɪl[/t]] coils, coiling, coiled 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A coil of rope or wire is a length of it that has been wound into a series of loops. Tod shook his head angrily and slung the coil of rope over his shoulder... The steel arrives at the… …
78life-support machine — life support machines N COUNT A life support machine is the equipment that is used to keep a person alive when they are very ill and cannot breathe without help. [mainly BRIT] He is in a coma and on a life support machine. (in AM, use respirator) …
79smother — [[t]smʌ̱ðə(r)[/t]] smothers, smothering, smothered 1) VERB If you smother a fire, you cover it with something in order to put it out. [V n] The girl s parents were also burned as they tried to smother the flames. 2) VERB To smother someone means… …
80strangle — [[t]stræ̱ŋg(ə)l[/t]] strangles, strangling, strangled 1) VERB To strangle someone means to kill them by squeezing their throat tightly so that they cannot breathe. [V n] He tried to strangle a border policeman and steal his gun... [V n] He was… …
