Word

smother, v.
(smothered, smothering, smothers)
freq. cnt. 4

envelop completely
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

smother surround

sample sentences

"smother the meat in gravy"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The wind storms %s the area with dust and dirt

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

suppress in order to conceal or hide
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

muffle repress smother stifle strangle

sample sentences

"smother a yawn"
"muffle one's anger"
"strangle a laugh"
"repress a cry of fear"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

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verb frames

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verb frames

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verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stifling stifler

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

suppress, inhibit, bottle up

deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

asphyxiate smother suffocate

sample sentences

"Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"
"The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

verb frames

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They want to %s the prisoners

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
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They want to %s the prisoners

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

asphyxiation asphyxia asphyxiation

semantic pointers

verb group

suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate

hypernym

entailment

deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

put out smother

sample sentences

"smother fires"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

snuff out, extinguish

entailment

form an impenetrable cover over
<verb.stative>

smother

sample sentences

"the butter cream smothered the cake"

verb frames

Something ----s something
Dust and dirt %s the area

semantic pointers

hypernym

cover, spread over