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SMOTHER

Definition:

[noun] a confused multitude of things
Synonyms: clutter, jumble, muddle, mare's nest, welter
[noun] a stifling cloud of smoke
[verb] envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"
Synonyms: surround
[verb] 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"
Synonyms: asphyxiate, suffocate
[verb] conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
Synonyms: stifle, strangle, muffle, repress
[verb] form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake"
[verb] deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires"
Synonyms: put out