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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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