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smother

noun
  1. a stifling cloud of smoke
  2. a confused multitude of things
    jumble
verb
  1. conceal or hide
    “smother a yawn”
    stifle
  2. envelop completely
    “smother the meat in gravy”
    surround
  3. deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
    “smother fires”
    put out
  4. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
    “Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow”
    suffocateasphyxiate
  5. form an impenetrable cover over
    “the butter cream smothered the cake”