Dictionary definition · smother
noun
- a confused multitude of things
- a stifling cloud of smoke
verb
- envelop completely"smother the meat in gravy"
- deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing"Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"
- suppress in order to conceal or hide"smother a yawn"
- form an impenetrable cover over"the butter cream smothered the cake"
- deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion"smother fires"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).