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adjective
- 1. (of food) cooked in a covered container: US "smothered fried chicken"
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SMOTHERED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of smother 2. to kill someone by covering their face so that…. Learn more.
: to stop or prevent the growth or activity of. smother a child with too much care. also : overwhelm. c. : to cover thickly : blanket. snow smothered the trails. d. : to overcome or vanquish quickly or decisively. e. : to cause to smolder. 3. : to overcome or kill with smoke or fumes.
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.
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.
smother. ( ˈsmʌðə) vb. 1. to suffocate or stifle by cutting off or being cut off from the air. 2. ( tr) to surround (with) or envelop (in): he smothered her with love. 3. ( tr) to extinguish (a fire) by covering so as to cut it off from the air. 4. to be or cause to be suppressed or stifled: smother a giggle. 5.
To smother someone means to kill them by covering their face with something so that they cannot breathe. A father was secretly filmed as he tried to smother his six-week-old son in hospital. [VERB noun] Synonyms: suffocate, choke, strangle, stifle More Synonyms of smother. 3. verb. Things that smother something cover it completely.
verb. /ˈsmʌðə (r)/ /ˈsmʌðər/ Verb Forms. smother somebody (with something) to kill somebody by covering their face so that they cannot breathe synonym suffocate. He smothered the baby with a pillow. to be smothered to death. Definitions on the go.
a. To suffocate (another). b. To deprive (a fire) of the oxygen necessary for combustion. 2. To conceal, suppress, or hide: Management smothered the true facts of the case. We smothered our indignation and pressed onward. 3. To cover thickly: smother chicken in sauce. 4.
adjective. completely covered. “bonnets smothered with flowers”. “ smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy”. synonyms: covered. overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form.
1 smother somebody (with something) to kill someone by covering their face so that they cannot breathe synonym suffocate He smothered the baby with a pillow. to be smothered to death
