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| smoth·er [ smúər ] |
verb (past and past participle smoth·ered, present participle smoth·er·ing, 3rd person present singular smoth·ers) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb allow or get too little air: to deprive somebody or something of air, or be deprived of air
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2. transitive and intransitive verb suffocate: to kill somebody or something by suffocation, or die by suffocation
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3. transitive verb overwhelm somebody with affection: to give somebody too much love or affection with the effect that he or she feels restricted
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4. transitive and intransitive verb put out fire: to extinguish something such as a fire, or go out from lack of oxygen
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5. transitive verb suppress or hide something: to suppress or hide the expression of something
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6. transitive verb cover something thickly: to cover something with a thick layer of something else
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noun |
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1. dense smoke: dense smoke or gas
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2. thick coating: a thick coating of something
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| [12th century. < Old English smorian "suffocate, choke (with smoke)"] |
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  smoth·er·er noun |
| smoth·er·ing·ly adverb |
| smoth·er·y adjective |
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