definition of
[smother]

[1] #1 smother v. [surround] envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy". wn

[2] #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] #3 smother v. [stifle, strangle, muffle, repress] conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn". wn

[4] #4 smother n. [clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter] a confused multitude of things. wn

[5] #5 smother n. a stifling cloud of smoke. wn