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(1):

(v. t.) Stifling smoke; thick dust.

(2):

(v. t.) A state of suppression.

(3):

(n.) That which smothers or causes a sensation of smothering, as smoke, fog, the foam of the sea, a confused multitude of things.

(4):

(v. t.) Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's displeasure.

(5):

(v. i.) To be suffocated or stifled.

(6):

(v. t.) 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.

(7):

(v. t.) 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.

(8):

(v. i.) To burn slowly, without sufficient air; to smolder.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Smother'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/smother.html. 1828.
 
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