smother
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Definitions
Noun
a confused multitude of things
Noun
a stifling cloud of smoke
Verb
envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"
Verb
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"
Verb
conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one''s anger"; "strangle a yawn"
Verb
form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake"
Verb
deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires"
Synonyms
asphyxiate
clutter
fuddle
jumble
mare''s nest
muddle
muffle
put out
repress
stifle
strangle
suffocate
surround
welter
More General Terms
conquer
cover
curb
disorder
disorderliness
extinguish
fume
inhibit
kill
smoke
snuff out
spread over
stamp down
subdue
suppress