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Word - rootword - affixes
pagpug-ok - pug-ok - pag-~
pag.pug.uk. - 3 syllables

pag- = pagpug-ok
pagpug-ok

pagpug-ok : curtailment (n.)
pug-ok [pug.uk.] : shorten (v.); stifle (v.)

Derivatives of pug-ok


Glosses:
curtailment
n. (attribute)1. curtailmentthe temporal property of being cut short.
~ shortnessthe property of being of short temporal extent.; "the shortness of air travel time"
n. (act)2. curtailment, suppressionthe act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation.; "a suppression of the newspaper"
~ restraintthe act of controlling by restraining someone or something.; "the unlawful restraint of trade"
n. (act)3. curtailment, downsizing, retrenchmentthe reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable.
~ saving, economyan act of economizing; reduction in cost.; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents"
stifle
n. (animal)1. knee, stiflejoint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee.
~ hind legthe back limb of a quadruped.
~ articulatio, joint, articulation(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion).
v. (contact)2. muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangleconceal or hide.; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
~ conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdueto put down by force or authority.; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
v. (change)3. dampen, stiflesmother or suppress.; "Stifle your curiosity"
~ suffocate, chokesuppress the development, creativity, or imagination of.; "His job suffocated him"
~ conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdueto put down by force or authority.; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
v. (contact)4. asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocateimpair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of.; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
~ obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, blockblock passage through.; "obstruct the path"
v. (change)5. asphyxiate, stifle, suffocatebe asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen.; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
~ buy the farm, cash in one's chips, croak, decease, die, drop dead, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, expire, pop off, conk, exit, choke, go, passpass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
~ strangledie from strangulation.
~ asphyxiate, suffocate, smotherdeprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing.; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"