All smother synonyms
smothΒ·er
S s verb smother
- garroting β a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- cudgelled β a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
- gridlocked β Simple past tense and past participle of gridlock.
- douse β to plunge into water or the like; drench: She doused the clothes in soapy water.
- dulling β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- clamp down β To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
- burke β Edmund. 1729β97, British Whig statesman, conservative political theorist, and orator, born in Ireland: defended parliamentary government and campaigned for a more liberal treatment of the American colonies; denounced the French Revolution
- murder β Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
- anaesthetize β When a doctor or other trained person anaesthetizes a patient, they make the patient unconscious or unable to feel pain by giving them an anaesthetic.
- corking β excellent
- quench β to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
- hogtie β to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- bludgeoned β a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
- lambaste β to beat or whip severely.
- constipate β to cause constipation in
- dry up β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- extinguish β Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
- offed β so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
- outs β away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- downing β a downward movement; descent.
- koing β a knockout in boxing.
- cudgelling β a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
- burked β to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence.
- garotte β to execute by the garrote.
- garotted β to execute by the garrote.
- constipating β to cause constipation in; make costive.
- hold down β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- gibbet β a gallows with a projecting arm at the top, from which the bodies of criminals were formerly hung in chains and left suspended after execution.
- ko β a knockout in boxing.
- downed β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- asphyxiate β If someone is asphyxiated, they die or lose consciousness because they are unable to breathe properly.
- cover up β If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- lick β to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- garotting β to execute by the garrote.
- downs β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- kill β to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- burking β to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence.
- crack down β If people in authority crack down on a group of people, they become stricter in making the group obey rules or laws.
- dust off β earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- knock down β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- anaesthetise β anesthetize.
- gassed β drunk.
- beat down β When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- choke back β If you choke back tears or a strong emotion, you force yourself not to show your emotion.
- anaesthetized β anesthetize.
- anesthetizing β Present participle of anesthetize.
- bludgeoning β a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
noun smother
- indistinctness β not distinct; not clearly marked or defined: indistinct markings.
- nebulosity β nebulous or nebular matter.
- haze β vagueness or obscurity, as of the mind or perception; confused or vague thoughts, feelings, etc.: The victims were still in a haze and couldn't describe the accident.