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Verb
/ˈsməT͟Hər/,
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smothered, past tense; smothers, 3rd person singular present; smothered, past participle; smothering, present participle;
  1. Kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate

  2. Extinguish (a fire) by covering it

  3. Cover someone or something entirely with
    • - rich orange sorbets smothered in fluffy whipped cream
    • - he smothered her with kisses
  4. Make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective manner toward them
    • - it's time for you to leave the house—she'll smother you if you remain
  5. Suppress (a feeling or an action)
    • - she smothered a sigh
  6. (in sports) Stop the motion of (the ball or a shot) by falling on it and covering it
    • - the goalkeeper was able to smother the ball
  7. Cook in a covered container, typically with a sauce and vegetables on top
    • - smothered fried chicken
Noun
  1. A mass of something that stifles or obscures
    • - all this vanished in a smother of foam
  1. clutter: a confused multitude of things
  2. envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"
  3. a stifling cloud of smoke
  4. 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"
  5. conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
  6. form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake"
  7. deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires"
  8. (smothered) held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter"
  9. (smothered) completely covered; "bonnets smothered with flowers"; "smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy"
  10. (smothering) causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless"
  11. Asphyxia (from Greek a-, "without" and σφύξις sphyxis, "heartbeat") is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from being unable to breathe normally. An example of asphyxia is choking. ...
  12. Smother is a 2008 comedy film starring Diane Keaton as a mother who is over-attached to her adult son. The movie is directed by Vince Di Meglio.
  13. (Smothered (song)) Smothered is the last single released by the nu metal band Spineshank. It was only released in the USA in CD format. The video of the song features the band performing in a room while they are filmed by numerous hidden cameras, which they find and destroy. ...
  14. That which smothers or appears to smother, in any sense; The state of being stifled; suppression; The act of smothering a kick (see above); To suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of; To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise ...
  15. (Smothered) Suggestive of improperly cooled cream.
  16. (Smothered) the ball is covered up completely by the goalkeeper’s body as a result of a save.
  17. (smothering) overpowering and suppressing the emotions of others.
  18. To cook in a covered pan with little liquid over low heat.
  19. To hit the ball with a closed clubface, resulting in a horrible, low, hooky shot.
  20. On the ball defensive overplay to force traps, jump balls, etc.
  21. To hit down on the ball, causing it to travel a short distance along the ground.
  22. Often a smothered shot is mistaken for a topped shot, because the ball can hop up and then right back down to the turf. The difference is that when a ball is smothered, the club approaches from a very steep angle and makes contact above the equator, but with a downward blow. ...
  23. To bring the clubface down and over the ball when hitting a shot causing the ball to be poorly struck.
  24. To cook in a covered container until tender or cover an item with another item completely
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