Smoth·er v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smothered p. pr. & vb. n. Smothering.]
 1. To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to smother a child.
 2. To affect as by suffocation; to stife; to deprive of air by a thick covering, as of ashes, of smoke, or the like; as, to smother a fire.
 3. Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's displeasure.


 smothered
      adj 1: held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a
             stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed
             laughter" [syn: stifled, strangled, suppressed]
      2: completely covered; "bonnets smothered with flowers";
         "smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy"