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   Smoth·er

   /ˈsməT͟Hər/

   

   verb

   • 1. kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate. Similar suffocatestifleasphyxiatechokethrottlestranglestrangulate
   • ▪ extinguish (a fire) by covering it. Similar extinguishput outsnuff outdampendamp downstamp outdousechoke
   • ▪ cover someone or something entirely with: "rich orange sorbets smothered in fluffy whipped cream" Similar smeardaubbedaubspreadcoverliterary:besmear
   • ▪ make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective manner toward them: "it's time for you to leave the house—she'll smother you if you remain" Similar overwhelminundateenveloptrapsurroundcocoon
   • ▪ suppress (a feeling or an action): "she smothered a sigh" Similar stiflemufflestranglegagrestrainrepresssuppresshold backkeep backfight backchoke backbite backswallowcontainbottle upconcealhidebite one's lipinformal:button upkeep the lid oncork up
   • ▪ (in sports) stop the motion of (the ball or a shot) by falling on it and covering it: "the goalkeeper was able to smother the ball"

   noun

   • 1. a mass of something that stifles or obscures: "all this vanished in a smother of foam"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘stifling smoke’): from the base of Old English smorian ‘suffocate’.

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   smother: [noun] thick stifling smoke or smudge. a state of being stifled or suppressed.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSMOTHER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SMOTHER definition: 1. to kill someone by covering their face so that they cannot breathe: 2. to kill something by…. Learn more.

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   Smother definition: to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.. See examples of SMOTHER used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › smotherSmother - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   smother: 1 v deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing “Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow” Synonyms: asphyxiate , suffocate asphyxiate , stifle , suffocate be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen Type of: kill cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly v deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion “ smother ...

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSMOTHER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   8 meanings: 1. to suffocate or stifle by cutting off or being cut off from the air 2. to surround (with) or envelop (in) 3. to.... Click for more definitions.

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   smother: See: assuage , extinguish , hamper , inhibit , prohibit , repress , stifle , strangle , subdue , suppress , withhold

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionsmother verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   3 smother something to prevent something from developing or being expressed synonym stifle to smother a yawn/giggle/grin The voices of the opposition were effectively smothered. 4 smother somebody to give someone too much love or protection so that they feel restricted Her husband was very loving, but she felt smothered.