smother meaning and definition

SMOTHER noun

Definition of smother (noun)

1. a confused multitude of things
   • synonyms: clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, welter
2. a stifling cloud of smoke

SMOTHER verb

Definition of smother (verb)

1. envelop completely
   • "smother the meat in gravy"
   • synonyms: surround
2. 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"
   • synonyms: asphyxiate, suffocate
3. conceal or hide
   • "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
   • synonyms: muffle, repress, stifle, strangle
4. form an impenetrable cover over
   • "the butter cream smothered the cake"
5. deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
   • "smother fires"
   • synonyms: put out