|
Traditional English :: smother
|
 |
smother.html - v. & n. --v. 1 tr. suffocate; stifle; kill by stopping the breath of or excluding air from.
2 tr. (foll. by with) overwhelm with (kisses, gifts, kindness, etc.) (smothered with affection).
3 tr. (foll. by in, with) cover entirely in or with (chicken smothered in mayonnaise).
4 tr. extinguish or deaden (a fire or flame) by covering it or heaping it with ashes etc.
5 intr. a die of suffocation. b have difficulty breathing.
6 tr. (often foll. by up) suppress or conceal; keep from notice or publicity.
7 tr. US defeat rapidly or utterly. --n. smothered mate Chess checkmate in which the king, having no vacant square to move to, is checkmated by a knight. [ME smorther f. the stem of OE smorian suffocate] |
|
|
Traditional English :: smothery
|
|
smother.html - adj.
tending to smother; stifling. |
|
|
Traditional English :: smother
|
|
smother.html - v. & n. --v. 1 tr. suffocate; stifle; kill by stopping the breath of or excluding air from.
2 tr. (foll. by with) overwhelm with (kisses, gifts, kindness, etc.) (smothered with affection).
3 tr. (foll. by in, with) cover entirely in or with (chicken smothered in mayonnaise).
4 tr. extinguish or deaden (a fire or flame) by covering it or heaping it with ashes etc.
5 intr. a die of suffocation. b have difficulty breathing.
6 tr. (often foll. by up) suppress or conceal; keep from notice or publicity.
7 tr. US defeat rapidly or utterly. --n. smothered mate Chess checkmate in which the king, having no vacant square to move to, is checkmated by a knight. [ME smorther f. the stem of OE smorian suffocate] |
|
|
Traditional English :: smothery
|
|
smother.html - adj.
tending to smother; stifling. |
|
|
Traditional English :: smote
|
|
smother.html - past of SMITE. |
|
|
Traditional English :: smother
|
|
smother.html - v. & n. --v. 1 tr. suffocate; stifle; kill by stopping the breath of or excluding air from.
2 tr. (foll. by with) overwhelm with (kisses, gifts, kindness, etc.) (smothered with affection).
3 tr. (foll. by in, with) cover entirely in or with (chicken smothered in mayonnaise).
4 tr. extinguish or deaden (a fire or flame) by covering it or heaping it with ashes etc.
5 intr. a die of suffocation. b have difficulty breathing.
6 tr. (often foll. by up) suppress or conceal; keep from notice or publicity.
7 tr. US defeat rapidly or utterly. --n. smothered mate Chess checkmate in which the king, having no vacant square to move to, is checkmated by a knight. [ME smorther f. the stem of OE smorian suffocate] |
|
