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smoth·er
 smother
- pronunciation:
- smuh
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
smothered, smothering, smothers |
| definition 1: |
to stifle or kill by depriving of air; suffocate.
The killer smothered the woman with a pillow.- synonyms:
- asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate
- similar words:
- choke
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| definition 2: |
to put out or extinguish (a fire or burning coals) by covering.
We smothered the fire with moist dirt.- antonyms:
- kindle
- similar words:
- damp, extinguish, quench, snuff out
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| definition 3: |
to cover (food) completely and thickly.
The pork chops were smothered in onions.- similar words:
- cover, envelop
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| definition 4: |
to overwhelm or stifle with care, affection, or the like.
He had been smothered as a child and rebelled when he became a teenager.- synonyms:
- overwhelm
- similar words:
- overprotect, shower
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| definition 5: |
to suppress or cover up.
She smothered her disappointment when the job assignments were announced.We had to smother our fear for the sake of the children.- synonyms:
- repress, restrain, stifle, suppress
- similar words:
- conceal, quash, quell, silence
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| related words: |
deaden, douse, gulp, hush, muffle, repress, suppress, throttle, withhold |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to be overcome or die from lack of air; suffocate.
The occupants of the house smothered from the smoke.- synonyms:
- suffocate
- similar words:
- asphyxiate, choke, stifle
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| definition 2: |
to be overwhelmed by or suffer from too much attention, love, or the like.
The child was smothering in all the affection. |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
something that covers or suffocates, such as thick smoke or fog.
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