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smother

/ smother /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a stifling cloud of smoke
Type of:
smoke fume
verb Sense 2
conceal or hide
"smother a yawn"
"muffle one''s anger"
"strangle a yawn"
Type of:
suppress stamp down inhibit
Derived:
stifler smotherer suppression crushing quelling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
envelop completely
"smother the meat in gravy"
Type of:
cover
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 4
deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
"smother fires"
Type of:
snuff out extinguish
Entails:
cover
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
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"
Type of:
kill
Derived:
suffocation asphyxiation asphyxia
Verb group:
suffocate stifle asphyxiate
Entails:
cover
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 6
form an impenetrable cover over
"the butter cream smothered the cake"
Type of:
cover spread over
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 7
a confused multitude of things
Type of:
disorderliness disorder
Kinds of:
rummage
Derived:
addle muddle puddle scramble jumble
Semantic Complexity
58%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
2
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smoke fume suppress stamp down inhibit cover snuff out extinguish kill spread over disorderliness disorder