| smother | 1. To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to smother a child. 2. To affect as by suffocation; to stife; to deprive of air by a thick covering, as of ashes, of smoke, or the like; as, to smother a fire. 3. Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's displeasure. Origin: OE. Smotheren; akin to E. Smoor. See Smoor. 1. Stifling smoke; thick dust. 2. A state of suppression. "Not to keep their suspicions in smother. <zoology>" (Bacon) Smother fly, an aphid. Origin: OE. Smorther. See Smother. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| smother | a stifling cloud of smoke |
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| smother | a confused multitude of things |
| smother | conceal or hide |
| smother | envelop completely |
| smother | deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion |
| smother | deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing |
| smother | form an impenetrable cover over |
| smother | held in check with difficulty |
| smother | completely covered |
| smother | a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses |
| smother | causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat |
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