Smother



verbpast tense: smothered ; past participle: smothered ; present participle: smothering ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (Somebody ~with something) (to suffocate or stifle, to be suffocated, to cover thickly, to restrain or, to cover (a fire) causing it to go out, to sup press) ខ្ចប់, បិទ, សម្លាប់ដោយអោយថប់ដង្ហើម, លត់ភ្លើងដោយបង្កប់, ដង្ហើម, បង្ក្រាប, បង្អន់, ថប់ដង្ហើម, smother a fire លត់ smother a child សម្លាប់ដោយធ្វើអោយថប់ខ្យល់ smother a yawn ទប់ smother a scandal បំបិទ
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) បំបិទ, គាបសង្កត់
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A state of suppression.
2.
That which smothers or causes a sensation of smothering, as smoke, fog, the foam of the sea, a confused multitude of things.
verbpast tense: smothered ; past participle: smothered ; present participle: smothering ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To burn slowly, without sufficient air; to smolder.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) 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.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) 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.
4.
(TRANSITIVE) Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's displeasure.
5.
(INTRANSITIVE) To be suffocated or stifled.
6.
(TRANSITIVE) Stifling smoke; thick dust.
1.
choke, drench, gag, quench, stifle, throttle