| Noun | 1. | smother - a confused multitude of thingsdisorderliness, disorder - a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder" rummage - a jumble of things to be given away | |
| 2. | smother - a stifling cloud of smokefume, smoke - a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas | |
| Verb | 1. | smother - envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" | |
| 2. | smother - 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"kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" | |
| 3. | smother - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" | |
| 4. | smother - form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake" | |
| 5. | smother - deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires"extinguish, snuff out - put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children" | |