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English noun: smother | |||
| 1. | smother (state) a confused multitude of things | ||
| Synonyms | clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, welter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disorder, disorderliness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rummage | ||
| 2. | smother (phenomenon) a stifling cloud of smoke | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fume, smoke | ||
English verb: smother | |||
| 1. | smother (contact) envelop completely | ||
| Samples | Smother the meat in gravy. | ||
| Examples | The wind storms smother the area with dust and dirt | ||
| Synonyms | surround | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
| 2. | smother (contact) deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing | ||
| Samples | Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow. The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor. | ||
| Examples | They want to smother the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | asphyxiate, suffocate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
| Entail | cover | ||
| Verb group | asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate | ||
| 3. | smother (contact) conceal or hide | ||
| Samples | Smother a yawn. Muffle one's anger. Strangle a yawn. | ||
| Synonyms | muffle, repress, stifle, strangle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress | ||
| 4. | smother (stative) form an impenetrable cover over | ||
| Samples | The butter cream smothered the cake. | ||
| Examples | Dust and dirt smother the area | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover, spread over | ||
| 5. | smother (contact) deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion | ||
| Samples | Smother fires. | ||
| Synonyms | put out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | extinguish, snuff out | ||
| Entail | cover | ||
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