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Meaning
Verb
●
To
suffocate
;
stifle
;
obstruct
,
more or less
completely
, the
respiration
of something or someone.
●
To
extinguish
or
deaden
, as
fire
, by
covering
,
overlaying
, or otherwise excluding the air.
●
To reduce to a low
degree
of
vigor
or
activity
;
suppress
or
do away with
; extinguish
●
In Cooking:
To
cook
in a
close
dish.
●
To
daub
or smear.
●
To be suffocated.
●
To
breathe
with great difficulty
by reason of
smoke
,
dust
,
close
covering
or
wrapping
, or the like.
●
to burn
very
slowly
for want of
air
; smolder.
●
to
perish
,
grow
feeble
, or
decline
, by
suppression
or
concealment
; be
stifled
; be
suppressed
or concealed.
●
In Football (soccer):
To
get in the way
of a
kick
of the ball.
●
In Australian rules football:
To
get in the way
of a
kick
of the
ball
,
preventing
it going very far. When a
player
is
kicking
the
ball
, an
opponent
who is
close enough
will
reach out
with his
hands
and
arms
to get
over the top
of it, so the
ball
hits
his
hands
after
leaving
the
kick
er's
boot
,
dribbling
away.
●
In Boxing:
To
prevent
the development of an opponent's
attack
by
one's
arm
positioning.
Noun
●
That which
smothers
or
appears
to
smother
, particularly
Smoldering;
slow
combustion.
The
state of being
stifled
; suppression.
Stifling
smoke
;
thick
dust.
●
In Cookware and bakeware:
That which
smothers
or
appears
to
smother
, particularly
Cookware used in such cooking.
●
In Australian rules football:
That which
smothers
or
appears
to
smother
, particularly
The
act
of
smothering
a
kick
(see
verb
section).
Sourced from
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Origin
smother
English
smother
Middle English (1100-1500)
smothren
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Stifle
Conceal
Hide
Smoother
Suffocate
Cover Up
Related
Bury
Drench
Douse
Strangle
Squish
Devour
Crush
Overwhelm
Overpower
Smush
Submerge
Destroy
Clobber
Kill
Rub
Choke
Shove
Tame
Extinguish
Damage
Resist
Expel
Obliterate
Debilitate
Annihilate
Burry
Snuggle
Eviscerate
Soak
Engulf
Counteract
Poison
Moisten
Diminish
Control
Trap
Harm
Decimate
Neutralize
Demolish
Repress
Suppress
Stifle
Block
Clog
Decapitate
Inundate
Disturb
Dehydrate
Repel
Contaminate
Hide
Asphyxiate
Drown
Lick
Weaken
Vanquish
Deep Fry
Force Feed
Wash Away
Stir Up
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Rhymes
Other
Brother
Another
Smother
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