SMOTHER — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ

smother

A stifling cloud of smoke.
A confused multitude of things.
Conceal or hide. Приклади
  • Smother a yawn.
  • Muffle one's anger.
  • Strangle a yawn.
Envelop completely. Приклади
  • Smother the meat in gravy.
Deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion. Приклади
  • Smother fires.
Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing. Приклади
  • Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow.
  • The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor.
Form an impenetrable cover over. Приклади
  • The butter cream smothered the cake.
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