suffocate vs unblock

suffocate

verb
  • To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation. 

  • To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body. 

  • To destroy; to extinguish. 

  • To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body. 

unblock

verb
  • To remove or clear a block or obstruction from. 

  • In whist, to throw away a high card so as not to interrupt one's partner's long suit. 

  • To free or make available. 

  • To enable communication again, via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with (somebody previously blocked). 

noun
  • The removal of a block or blockage. 

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