smother - Meaning in Marathi

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smother - Meaning in Marathi

smother Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of smother in English

smother noun

1. a stifling cloud of smoke
2. a confused multitude of things

   Synonyms

   clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, welter

smother verb

1. suppress in order to conceal or hide

   Synonyms

   muffle, repress, stifle, strangle

   Examples

   • "muffle one's anger"
   • "repress a cry of fear"
   • "smother a yawn"
   • "strangle a laugh"
2. envelop completely

   Synonyms

   surround

   Example

   • "smother the meat in gravy"
3. deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion

   Synonyms

   put out

   Example

   • "smother fires"
4. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

   Synonyms

   asphyxiate, suffocate

   Examples

   • "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"
   • "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
5. form an impenetrable cover over

   Example

   • "the butter cream smothered the cake"

Synonyms of smother

• clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, welter
• muffle, repress, stifle, strangle
• surround
• put out
• asphyxiate, suffocate

Description

Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of deficient supply of oxygen to the body which arises from abnormal breathing. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which affects all the tissues and organs, some more rapidly than others. There are many circumstances that can induce asphyxia, all of which are characterized by the inability of a person to acquire sufficient oxygen through breathing for an extended period of time. Asphyxia can cause coma or death.

Also see "Asphyxia" on Wikipedia

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