#1 smother v. [surround] envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy". wn
#2 smother v. [asphyxiate, suffocate] 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". wn
#3 smother v. [stifle, strangle, muffle, repress] conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn". wn
#4 smother n. [clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter] a confused multitude of things. wn
#5 smother n. a stifling cloud of smoke. wn
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