خنق

2 خَنَّقَ see 1, in two places. ― -b2- You say also, خنّق السَّرَابُ الجِبَالَ, inf. n. تَخْنِيقٌ, (tropical:) The mirage nearly covered the heads of the mountains. (K, TA.) ― -b3- And خنّق الاـِنَاآءَ (tropical:) He filled the vessel: (K, TA:) or filled it up (سَدَّدَ مَلْأَهُ): and in like manner, الحَوْضَ [ the watering-trough ]. (Aboo-Sa'eed, TA.) ― -b4- And خنّق الأَرْبَعِينَ (tropical:) He (a man) nearly attained to [the age of] forty [years]. (K, TA.)