Noun
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a stifling cloud of smoke
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a confused multitude of things
- mare's nest
Verb
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deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
"smother fires"
- put out -
form an impenetrable cover over
"the butter cream smothered the cake"
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conceal or hide
"smother a yawn"
"muffle one's anger"
"strangle a yawn"
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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"
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envelop completely
"smother the meat in gravy"