smother
/sˈməðər/
सास थुनेर मार्नु
noun
1. clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter
a confused multitude of things
2. smother
a stifling cloud of smoke
verb
1. surround
envelop completely
"smother the meat in gravy"
2. asphyxiate, suffocate
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
"Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"
"The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
3. stifle, strangle, muffle, repress
suppress in order to conceal or hide
"smother a yawn"
"muffle one's anger"
"strangle a laugh"
"repress a cry of fear"
4. smother
form an impenetrable cover over
"the butter cream smothered the cake"
5. put out
deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
"smother fires"
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