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11smother — ► VERB 1) suffocate by covering the nose and mouth. 2) extinguish (a fire) by covering it. 3) (smother in/with) cover entirely with. 4) cause to feel trapped and oppressed. 5) suppress (a feeling or action). ► NOUN …
12smother — (v.) c.1200, to suffocate with smoke, from smorthre (n.) dense, suffocating smoke (late 12c.), from stem of O.E. smorian to suffocate, choke, possibly connected to SMOLDER (Cf. smolder). Meaning to kill by suffocation is from 1540s; sense of to… …
13fire foam — fire foam, a foamy substance consisting of alumina and carbon dioxide, used to blanket and smother fires, especially of oil or gasoline …
14smother — /ˈsmʌðə / (say smudhuh) verb (t) 1. to stifle or suffocate, especially by smoke or by depriving of the air necessary for life. 2. to extinguish or deaden (fire, etc.) by covering so as to exclude air. 3. Also, smother up. to cover closely or… …
15smother — verb 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) smother sth with/in to cover the whole surface of something with something else: smother sth with/in: a delicious sponge cake smothered in chocolate | He smothered her with kisses. 2 smother your… …
16smother — smotherable, adj. /smudh euhr/, v.t. 1. to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing. 2. to extinguish or deaden (fire, coals, etc.) by covering so as to exclude air. 3. to cover closely or thickly; envelop: to… …
17smother — UK [ˈsmʌðə(r)] / US [ˈsmʌðər] verb [transitive] Word forms smother : present tense I/you/we/they smother he/she/it smothers present participle smothering past tense smothered past participle smothered 1) a) to cover someone or something… …
18smother — smoth•er [[t]ˈsmʌð ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing 2) to extinguish or deaden (fire, coals, etc.) by covering so as to exclude air 3) to cover closely or thickly; envelop: to… …
19Fire — For other uses, see Fire (disambiguation). An outdoor fire using wood, termed a bonfire …
20fire — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 destructive flames ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge ▪ fierce, raging ▪ serious ▪ catastrophic, devasta …
