Definition of Smother
Smother
smoth·er
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To cover or surround something or someone completely, often to the point of suffocation.
e.g. The thick fog smothered the city, making it hard to breathe.
(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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