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smother



I - noun
1. a confused multitude of things
Syn:
clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter
Derivationally related forms:
muddle (for: muddle), jumble (for: jumble), clutter (for: clutter)
Hypernyms:
disorderliness, disorder
Hyponyms:
rummage
2. a stifling cloud of smoke
Hypernyms:
smoke, fume

II - verb
1. envelop completely (Freq. 2)
- smother the meat in gravy
Syn:
surround
Hypernyms:
cover
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The wind storms smother the area with dust and dirt
2. conceal or hide (Freq. 1)
- smother a yawn
- muffle one's anger
- strangle a yawn
Syn:
stifle, strangle, muffle, repress
Derivationally related forms:
stifler (for: stifle), stifling (for: stifle), smotherer
Hypernyms:
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing (Freq. 1)
- Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
- The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
Syn:
asphyxiate, suffocate
Derivationally related forms:
suffocation (for: suffocate), asphyxiation (for: asphyxiate), asphyxia (for: asphyxiate)
Hypernyms:
kill
Verb Group:
suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate
Entailment:
cover
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- They want to smother the prisoners
4. form an impenetrable cover over
- the butter cream smothered the cake
Hypernyms:
cover, spread over
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
- Dust and dirt smother the area
5. deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
- smother fires
Syn:
put out
Hypernyms:
snuff out, extinguish
Entailment:
cover
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

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