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smothered


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  smother 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  smother 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  smother 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  smother 
 
  Sense  2 
  smother,  asphyxiate,  suffocate 
  =>  cover 
 
  Sense  5 
  smother,  put  out 
  =>  cover 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  smother 
 
  5  senses  of  smother 
 
  Sense  1 
  smother,  surround 
  =>  cover 
 
  Sense  2 
  smother,  asphyxiate,  suffocate 
  =>  kill 
 
  Sense  3 
  smother,  stifle,  muffle 
  =>  suppress,  stamp  down  inhibit,  subdue,  conquer,  curb 
 
  Sense  4 
  smother 
  =>  cover,  spread  over 
 
  Sense  5 
  smother,  put  out 
  =>  snuff  out  extinguish 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  smother 
 
  smother  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  smother 
 
  Sense  1 
  smother,  surround 
  =>  cover 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  smother,  asphyxiate,  suffocate 
  =>  kill 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  smother,  stifle,  muffle 
  =>  suppress,  stamp  down  inhibit,  subdue,  conquer,  curb 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  smother 
  =>  cover,  spread  over 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  smother,  put  out 
  =>  snuff  out  extinguish 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  smother 
 
  The  verb  smother  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  smother,  surround  --  (envelop  completely;  "smother  the  meat  in  gravy") 
  2.  (1)  smother,  asphyxiate,  suffocate  --  (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") 
  3.  (1)  smother,  stifle,  muffle  --  (conceal,  suppress,  or  hide;  "smother  a  yawn") 
  4.  smother  --  (form  an  impenetrable  cover  over  "the  butter  cream  smothered  the  cake") 
  5.  smother,  put  out  --  (deprive  of  the  oxygen  necessary  for  combustion;  "smother  fires") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  smothered 
 
  The  adj  smothered  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  smothered,  stifled,  strangled,  suppressed  --  (held  in  check  with  difficulty;  "a  smothered  cough";  "a  stifled  yawn";  "a  strangled  scream";  "suppressed  laughter") 
  2.  smothered  --  (completely  covered;  "bonnets  smothered  with  flowers";  "smothered  chicken  is  chicken  cooked  in  a  seasoned  gravy") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  smothered 
 
  2  senses  of  smothered 
 
  Sense  1 
  smothered,  stifled,  strangled,  suppressed 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inhibited)  ->  uninhibited 
 
  Sense  2 
  smothered 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  covered)  ->  uncovered 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  smothered 
 
  2  senses  of  smothered 
 
  Sense  1 
  smothered,  stifled,  strangled,  suppressed 
  =>  inhibited  (vs.  uninhibited) 
 
  Sense  2 
  smothered 
  =>  covered  (vs.  uncovered) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  smothered 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  smothered 
 
  smothered  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  smothered 
  smothered 
 
  Overview  of  verb  smother 
 
  The  verb  smother  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  smother,  surround  --  (envelop  completely;  "smother  the  meat  in  gravy") 
  2.  (1)  smother,  asphyxiate,  suffocate  --  (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") 
  3.  (1)  smother,  stifle,  muffle  --  (conceal,  suppress,  or  hide;  "smother  a  yawn") 
  4.  smother  --  (form  an  impenetrable  cover  over  "the  butter  cream  smothered  the  cake") 
  5.  smother,  put  out  --  (deprive  of  the  oxygen  necessary  for  combustion;  "smother  fires") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  smothered 
 
  The  adj  smothered  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  smothered,  stifled,  strangled,  suppressed  --  (held  in  check  with  difficulty;  "a  smothered  cough";  "a  stifled  yawn";  "a  strangled  scream";  "suppressed  laughter") 
  2.  smothered  --  (completely  covered;  "bonnets  smothered  with  flowers";  "smothered  chicken  is  chicken  cooked  in  a  seasoned  gravy") 



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