vverb.contactenvelop completelySynset:smother surround
Examples:- smother the meat in gravy
Hypernyms:cover
Inherited Hypernyms:smothercover
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The wind storms --- the area with dust and dirt (apply to: smother)
vverb.contactdeprive of oxygen and prevent from breathingSynset:asphyxiate smother suffocate
Examples:- Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
- The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
Derivationally Related Form:suffocationasphyxiaasphyxiation
Hypernyms:kill
Inherited Hypernyms:smotherkill
Entailment:cover
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: suffocate, asphyxiate, smother)
vverb.contactsuppress in order to conceal or hideSynset:muffle repress smother stifle strangle
Examples:- smother a yawn
- muffle one's anger
- strangle a laugh
- repress a cry of fear
Derivationally Related Form:smothererstiflingstifler
Hypernyms:bottle up inhibit suppress
Inherited Hypernyms:smotherinhibit
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.stativeform an impenetrable cover overExamples:- the butter cream smothered the cake
Hypernyms:cover spread over
Inherited Hypernyms:smothercovertouch
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something | Dust and dirt --- the area (apply to: smother)
vverb.contactdeprive of the oxygen necessary for combustionSynset:put out smother
Hypernyms:extinguish snuff out
Inherited Hypernyms:smothersnuff outextinguishdestroyunmake
Entailment:cover
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allheld in check with difficultySynset:stifled strangled suppressed
Examples:- a smothered cough
- a stifled yawn
- a strangled scream
- suppressed laughter
Antonyms:uninhibited
Inherited Hypernyms:smothered
Similar to:inhibited
adj satadj.allcompletely coveredExamples:- bonnets smothered with flowers
- smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy
Antonyms:bare
Inherited Hypernyms:smothered
Similar to:covered