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- Dictionarysmother/ˈsmʌðə/
verb
- 1. kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate: "I dreamt a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow" Similar
- 2. extinguish (a fire) by covering it: "use a fire blanket to smother a chip-pan fire" Similar
noun
- 1. a mass of something that stifles or obscures: "all this vanished in a smother of foam"
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SMOTHER definition: 1. to kill someone by covering their face so that they cannot breathe: 2. to kill something by…. Learn more.
1. a. : to kill by depriving of air. b. : to suppress (a fire) by excluding oxygen. c. : to overcome or discomfit through or as if through lack of air. 2. a. : to suppress expression or knowledge of. smothered his rage. b. : to stop or prevent the growth or activity of. smother a child with too much care. also : overwhelm. c.
To smother someone means to kill them by covering their face with something so that they cannot breathe. A father was secretly filmed as he tried to smother his six-week-old son in hospital. [ VERB noun ]
to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing. to extinguish or deaden (fire, coals, etc.) by covering so as to exclude air. to cover closely or thickly; envelop: to smother a steak with mushrooms. to suppress or repress: to smother feelings.
Definition of smother verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The word smother literally means to deprive of oxygen, so it can be used to refer to someone who gets suffocated by a pillow. In everyday conversation, the word is often used to refer to the act of making someone feel like they’re being deprived of oxygen or personal space.
SMOTHER definition: 1. to kill someone by covering their face with something so that they cannot breathe 2. to give…. Learn more.
