The villain tried to smother his victim with a pillow.
•Fred tried to smother the cat with a plastic bag.
2. Fig. to cover someone or something with something. (An exaggeration.) •She smothered him with kisses.
•Aunt Margaret smothered us with the ruff les on the front of her dress when she hugged us.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
smother someone/thing in/with — cover someone or something entirely with. → smother … English new terms dictionary
smother — verb 1》 suffocate by covering the nose and mouth. 2》 extinguish (a fire) by covering it. 3》 (smother someone/thing in/with) cover someone or something entirely with. 4》 cause to feel trapped and oppressed. 5》 suppress (a feeling or action).… … English new terms dictionary
smother — [[t]smʌ̱ðə(r)[/t]] smothers, smothering, smothered 1) VERB If you smother a fire, you cover it with something in order to put it out. [V n] The girl s parents were also burned as they tried to smother the flames. 2) VERB To smother someone means… … English dictionary
smother — UK [ˈsmʌðə(r)] / US [ˈsmʌðər] verb [transitive] Word forms smother : present tense I/you/we/they smother he/she/it smothers present participle smothering past tense smothered past participle smothered 1) a) to cover someone or something… … English dictionary
smother — smoth|er [ smʌðər ] verb transitive 1. ) to cover something completely: The meat was smothered in thick sauce. a garden smothered with weeds a ) to put out a fire by covering it 2. ) to kill someone by covering their face until they stop… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
smother — smoth|er [ˈsmʌðə US ər] v [T] [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: smother thick smoke (12 19 centuries), from Old English smorian to suffocate ] 1.) to completely cover the whole surface of something with something else, often in a way that seems… … Dictionary of contemporary English
smother — verb 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) smother sth with/in to cover the whole surface of something with something else: smother sth with/in: a delicious sponge cake smothered in chocolate | He smothered her with kisses. 2 smother your… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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flame — flame1 [fleım] n ↑flame, ↑wax, ↑wick [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin flamma flame ] 1.) [U and C] hot bright burning gas that you see when something is on fire ▪ Flames poured out of the windows of the building. ▪ They rushed past… … Dictionary of contemporary English
