Overview of verb smother

The verb smother has 5 senses

• smother, surround -- (envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy")


• smother, asphyxiate, suffocate -- (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")


• smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress -- (conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn")


• smother -- (form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake")


• smother, put out -- (deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires")

Overview of adj smothered

The adj smothered has 2 senses

• smothered, stifled, strangled, suppressed -- (held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter")


• smothered -- (completely covered; "bonnets smothered with flowers"; "smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy")