smother

1. v. t. 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. Source: opted

2. v. t. 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. Source: opted

3. v. t. Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's displeasure. Source: opted

4. v. i. To be suffocated or stifled. Source: opted

5. v. i. To burn slowly, without sufficient air; to smolder. Source: opted

6. v. t. Stifling smoke; thick dust. Source: opted

7. v. t. A state of suppression. Source: opted

8. n. a confused multitude of things Source: wordnet

9. n. a stifling cloud of smoke Source: wordnet

10. v. envelop completely Source: wordnet

11. v. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing Source: wordnet

12. v. suppress in order to conceal or hide Source: wordnet

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