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Overview of verb smother

The verb smother has 5 senses


  • smother, surround -- (envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy")

  • smother, asphyxiate, suffocate -- (deprive 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")

  • smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress -- (conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn")

  • smother -- (form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake")

  • smother, put out -- (deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires")


Overview of adj smothered

The adj smothered has 2 senses


  • smothered, stifled, strangled, suppressed -- (held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter")

  • smothered -- (completely covered; "bonnets smothered with flowers"; "smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy")