smother (
http://definr.com/smother)
n 1: a confused multitude of things [syn:
clutter,
jumble,
muddle,
mare's nest,
welter]
2: a stifling cloud of smoke
v 1: envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy" [syn:
surround]
2: 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" [syn:
asphyxiate,
suffocate]
3: conceal, suppress, or hide; "smother a yawn" [syn:
stifle,
muffle]
4: form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered
the cake"
5: deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother
fires" [syn:
put out]