| Smother (smother) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Smoth"er |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Smothered (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Smothering.] [OE. smotheren] akin to E. smoor.
See Smoor.] |
To destroy the life of by
suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to cover up
closely so as to prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to
smother a child.
To affect as by suffocation; to stife; to
deprive of air by a thick covering, as of ashes, of smoke, or the
like; as, to smother a fire.
Hence, to repress the action of; to cover
from public view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's
displeasure.
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| Smother (smother) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Smoth"er |
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To be suffocated or stifled.
To burn slowly, without sufficient air; to
smolder.
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| Smother (smother) |
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| n. | |
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| Smoth"er |
|
Stifling smoke; thick dust.
A state of suppression.
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| Smother (smother) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Smoth"er |
|
That which
smothers or causes a sensation of smothering, as smoke, fog, the foam
of the sea, a confused multitude of things.
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