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   smother

   /ˈsmʌðə/

   verb

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

   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’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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

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   • English (US)

     SMOTHER meaning: 1. to kill someone by covering their face...

   • Znaczenie Smother, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     smother definicja: 1. to kill someone by covering their face...

   • Smother: Korean Translation

     smother translate: 질식시켜 죽이다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Smother: Polish Translation

     smother translate: udusić, ograniczać, stłumić, zdławić,...

   • Smother: Danish Translation

     smother - translate into Danish with the English-Danish...

   • Smother: French Translation

     smother translate: étouffer, étouffer, réprimer, étouffer,...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › smotherSmother Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word smother as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to cook, suppress, or overcome something with smother.

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   to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing. to extinguish or deaden (fire, coals, etc.) by covering so as to exclude air. to cover closely or thickly; envelop: to smother a steak with mushrooms. to suppress or repress: to smother feelings.

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

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   Learn the meaning of smother as a verb and a noun, with synonyms and examples of usage. Find out how to pronounce smother and its related words in British and American English.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsmother verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of smother verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   The word smother literally means to deprive of oxygen, so it can be used to refer to someone who gets suffocated by a pillow. In everyday conversation, the word is often used to refer to the act of making someone feel like they’re being deprived of oxygen or personal space.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › smotherSmother - definition of smother by The Free Dictionary

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   Smother means to suffocate, stifle, or conceal something or someone. It can also mean to cover thickly or to cook food slowly. See different dictionaries, synonyms, and examples of smother.