1.a confused multitude of things
2.a stifling cloud of smoke
1.envelop completely;
smother the meat in gravy
2.deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing;
Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
3.conceal or hide;
smother a yawn
4.form an impenetrable cover over;
the butter cream smothered the cake
5.deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion;
smother fires