smother

Noun
  1. A confused multitude of things (synset 114524151)
    is a type of: disorder, disorderliness - a condition in which things are not in their expected places
    subtypes: rummage - a jumble of things to be given away
    same as: clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, welter
  2. A stifling cloud of smoke (synset 111528721)
    is a type of: fume, smoke - a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
Verb
  1. Envelop completely (synset 201571714)
    "smother the meat in gravy"
    is a type of: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered
    same as: surround
  2. Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing (synset 201572009)
    "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
    entail: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered
    is a type of: kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
    same as: asphyxiate, suffocate
    verb group: asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
  3. Suppress in order to conceal or hide (synset 201571411)
    "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a laugh"; "repress a cry of fear"
    is a type of: bottle up, inhibit, suppress - consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
    same as: muffle, repress, stifle, strangle
  4. Form an impenetrable cover over (synset 202755508)
    "the butter cream smothered the cake"
    is a type of: cover, spread over - form a cover over
  5. Deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion (synset 201571845)
    "smother fires"
    entail: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered
    is a type of: extinguish, snuff out - put an end to; kill
    same as: put out

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