smoth·er (sm    r)v. smoth·ered, smoth·er·ing, smoth·ers v.tr. 1. a. To suffocate (another). b. To deprive (a fire) of the oxygen necessary for combustion. 2. To conceal, suppress, or hide: Management smothered the true facts of the case. We smothered our indignation and pressed onward. 3. To cover thickly: smother chicken in sauce. 4. To lavish a surfeit of a given emotion on (someone): The grandparents smothered the child with affection. v.intr. 1. a. To suffocate. b. To be extinguished. 2. To be concealed or suppressed. 3. To be surfeited with an emotion. n. Something, such as a dense cloud of smoke or dust, that smothers or tends to smother. [Middle English smotheren, from smorther, dense smoke; see smolder.] |
smother [ˈsmʌðə]
vb
1. to suffocate or stifle by cutting off or being cut off from the air
2. (tr) to surround (with) or envelop (in) he smothered her with love
3. (tr) to extinguish (a fire) by covering so as to cut it off from the air
4. to be or cause to be suppressed or stifled smother a giggle
5. (Cookery) (tr) to cook or serve (food) thickly covered with sauce, etc.
n
1. anything, such as a cloud of smoke, that stifles
2. a profusion or turmoil
3. Archaic a state of smouldering or a smouldering fire
[Old English smorian to suffocate; related to Middle Low German smōren]
smothery adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  smother - a confused multitude of things disorderliness, disorder - a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder" rummage - a jumble of things to be given away |
| 2. | smother - a stifling cloud of smoke | |
| Verb | 1. | smother - envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| 2. | smother - 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" asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" | |
| 3. | smother - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" | |
| 4. | smother - form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake" spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" | |
| 5. | smother - deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires" extinguish, snuff out - put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children" |
smother
verb
1. extinguish, put out, stifle, snuff They tried to smother the flames.
3. suppress, stifle, repress, hide, conceal, muffle, keep back She tried to smother her feelings of panic.
4. overwhelm, cover, shower, surround, heap, shroud, inundate, envelop, cocoon He smothered her with kisses.
Translations
smother [ˈsmʌðər] vt
(= suffocate) [+ person] → étouffer
(= put out) [+ flames, fire] → étouffer
(= repress) [+ feelings] → réprimer
smother
vt
(= stifle) person, fire, weeds → ersticken; (fig) criticism, yawn, laughter → unterdrücken; to smother somebody with affection → jdn mit seiner Liebe erdrücken
vi → ersticken
smother [ˈsmʌðəʳ] vt
smother [ˈsmʌðəʳ] vt
a. (stifle) → soffocare
b. (cover) → ricoprire
to smother sb with kisses → ricoprire qn di baci
fruit smothered in cream → frutta ricoperta di panna
to smother sb with kisses → ricoprire qn di baci
fruit smothered in cream → frutta ricoperta di panna
smother [ˈsmʌðəʳ] vt
a. (stifle) → soffocare
v smother [ˈsmaðə]
1 to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face. versmoor يَخْنُق، يَخْتَنِق задушавам (се) udusit (se) kvæle ersticken πνίγω, πνίγομαι από έλλειψη αέρα asfixiar, ahogar lämmatama, lämbuma خفه كردن tukehduttaa, tukehtua étouffer לַחֲנוֹק गला घोटना ugušiti, udaviti se megfojt membekap kæfa soffocare, asfissiare 窒息させる 질식 시키다 dusinti, dusti nosmacēt; noslāpēt; nosmakt; noslāpt menekap (doen) stikken kvele(s) dusić (się), dławić się sufocar a sufoca (за)душить; задохнуться zadusiť (sa) zadušiti (se) ugušiti kväva[] ปิดหน้าทำให้หายใจไม่ออก boğ(ul)mak 窒息 душити; задихнутися سانس گھونٹنا làm nghẹt thở, bóp chết 窒息
2 to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly He threw sand on the fire to smother it. smoor يُخْمِد потушавам uhasit kvæle ersticken καλύπτω τις φλόγες sofocar, extinguir, apagar summutama روي چيزي را پوشاندن tukahduttaa étouffer לְהַחנִיק बुझाना zapretati (žeravicu, vatru) elolt memadamkan kæfa spegnere 消す (불을) 덮어 끄다 gesinti noslāpēt; apdzēst memadamkan versmoren kvele dławić, tłumić abafar a înăbuşi гасить, тушить zahasiť zadušiti prigušiti kväva ป้องกันการไหม้ boğmak, bastırmak (把火)悶住 гасити آگ کو ڈھاپ کر بڑھنے سے روکنا ủ, dập （把火）闷住
3 to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm When he got home his children smothered him with kisses. oorweldig يَغْمُر обсипвам pokrýt overvælde ersticken πνίγω (μτφ.), κατακλύζω cubrir katma, üle külvama فرو خوردن hukuttaa couvrir de לְכַסוֹת ב- ढकना, आच्छादित करना obasuti čime eláraszt menghujani þekja ricoprire; soffocare おおう (키스 등으로) 수도 못쓰게 하다 apipilti apbērt (ar skūpstiem u.tml.); pilnīgi pārņemt menghujani overdekken overøse, overvelde zasypywać sufocar a acoperi cu густо покрывать;осыпать pokryť obsuti z prekriti dränka, överösa ปกคลุม boğmak 覆蓋，籠罩，淹沒 густо вкривати; обгортати تحائف وغیرہ سے لاد دینا bao bọc, phủ đày 覆盖，笼罩，淹没
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