Definition of Smother
Smother
smoth·er


Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to kill someone by covering their nose and mouth to deprive of air;

e.g. The killer smothered her with a big towel soaked in chloroform.

(verb)
to suppress or prevent the activity of something;

e.g. She smothered the fire with a blanket.

(noun)
an obscuring and overspreading mass of something;

e.g. Her table was covered in a smother of papers.

(verb)
to cover thickly;

e.g. He smothered a thick layer of peanut butter on the slice of bread.



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