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Smothers, a midfielder, played the last eight years for the Eclipse Select Soccer Club in Oak Brook, traveling around the country and playing against top competition.
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Smothers scored in the 75th minute Saturday amid a crowd in front of the Benet net, on an assist from junior defender Catherine Johnson.
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Origin and Etymology of smother
Middle English, alteration of smorther, from smoren to smother, from Old English smorian to suffocate; akin to Middle Dutch smoren to suffocate
smother
Definition of smother
smothered
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play \ˈsmə-thə-riŋ, ˈsməth-riŋ\intransitive verb
: to be overcome or killed through or as if through lack of air
transitive verb
1 : to overcome or kill with smoke or fumes
2a : to kill by depriving of airb : to overcome or discomfit through or as if through lack of airc : to suppress (a fire) by excluding oxygen
3a : to cause to smolderb : to suppress expression or knowledge of smothered his ragec : to stop or prevent the growth or activity of smother a child with too much care; also : overwhelmd : to cover thickly : blanket snow smothered the trailse : to overcome or vanquish quickly or decisively
4 : to cook in a covered pan or pot with little liquid over low heat
Examples of smother in a Sentence
He tried to smother her with a pillow.
She smothered the fire with a blanket.
Recent Examples of smother from the Web
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Collins, whose opposition to the Better Care Reconciliation Act helped derail last week's plans for a quick vote, is being lobbied to smother it and make Congress start over.
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An Athens woman, who police say confessed to smothering her young daughter with a pillow, has been indicted for capital murder.
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Smothered pork chops with collard greens and corn bread.
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Tsygankova, 33, is accused of smothering her two daughters, Michaela Kholodenko, 1, and Nika Kholodenko, 5, inside their Benbrook home on March 17, 2016.
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And then even when gaps in the canopy open up and allow new seedlings a chance at becoming trees, lianas tend to completely smother those seedlings and kill them.
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Poutine, consisting of fries smothered in cheese curds and gravy, originates in Quebec and often is consumed as a salve for too many drinks.
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The ribs are smothered in a sweet candied glaze, with an edge of spiciness.
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The carne version ($14) came with cubes of beef tenderloin, black beans and chunks of potato. Smothered with the red guajillo sauce,
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First Known Use of smother
circa 1520
SMOTHER Defined for English Language Learners
smother
Definition of smother for English Language Learners
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: to kill (someone) by covering the face so that breathing is not possible
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: to cover (something) in order to keep it from growing or spreading
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: to try to keep (something) from happening : to try to stop doing (something)
SMOTHER Defined for Kids
smother
playDefinition of smother for Students
smothered
;smothering
1 : to kill or injure by keeping from getting air or by exposing to smoke or fumes : suffocate
2 : to become suffocated
3 : to keep from growing or developing by or as if by covering smother a fire … anguish smothered her smallest joy. — Pam Muñoz Ryan, Esperanza Rising
4 : to keep from happening : suppress I tried to smother a yawn.
5 : to cover thickly The salad was smothered with dressing.
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