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smother Definition
(n)
a
confused
multitude
of
things
(n)
a
stifling
cloud
of
smoke
(v)
envelop
completely
; "
smother
the
meat
in
gravy
"
(v)
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
"
(v)
conceal
or
hide
; "
smother
a
yawn
"; "
muffle
one
''
s
anger
"; "
strangle
a
yawn
"
(v)
form
an
impenetrable
cover
over
; "
the
butter
cream
smothered
the
cake
"
(v)
deprive
of
the
oxygen
necessary
for
combustion
; "
smother
fires
"
smother Synonyms
asphyxiate
clutter
jumble
mare's nest
muddle
muffle
put out
repress
smother
stifle
strangle
suffocate
surround
welter
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