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suffocate

1 verb asphyxiate
TRANSITIVEplúch verb  c m umúch verb  c m uthey were suffocated by the heat phlúch an teas iad
INTRANSITIVEwe're suffocating in here táimid dár bplúchadh istigh anseothey suffocated to death fuair siad bás de bharr a bplúchta
2 verb suppress TRANSITIVEtacht verb  c m uplúch verb  c m uthe policy is suffocating the economy ag tachtadh an gheilleagair atá an beartasI felt suffocated by life there bhí an saol ansiúd do mo phlúchadh

suffocating

adjectiveplúchtach adj1  c m u