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Best answers for Smother – Crossword Clue


Answer: suffocate


Clue Length Answer
Smother3 lettersgag
  1. Definition: 1. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

Smother4 letterstrim
  1. Definition: 1. thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"

Smother4 letterswhip
  1. Definition: 1. a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"

Smother4 letterstame
  1. Definition: 1. make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

Smother4 lettersrein
  1. Definition: 1. keep in check; "rule one's temper"

Smother4 lettersrout
  1. Definition: 1. defeat disastrously

Smother4 letterswrap
  1. Definition: 1. cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person

Smother4 lettersstew
  1. Definition: 1. cook slowly and for a long time in liquid; "Stew the vegetables in wine"

Smother5 lettersspark
  1. Definition: 1. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"

Smother5 letterssnuff
  1. Definition: 1. snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown

Smother5 lettersscald
  1. Definition: 1. the act of burning with steam or hot water

Smother5 letterssweat
  1. Definition: 1. salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow"

Smother5 letterssmear
  1. Definition: 1. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

Smother5 lettersslack
  1. Definition: 1. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"

Smother5 letterssteam
  1. Definition: 1. cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the vegetables"

Smother5 lettersshush
  1. Definition: 1. silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'

Smother5 lettersroast
  1. Definition: 1. (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven

Smother5 letterstoast
  1. Definition: 1. a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention; "he was the toast of the town"

Smother5 lettersquash
  1. Definition: 1. put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

Smother5 lettersquell
  1. Definition: 1. suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"

Smother5 lettersallay
  1. Definition: 1. satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"

Smother5 letterschoke
  1. Definition: 1. fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"

Smother5 letterssmash
  1. Definition: 1. break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"

Smother6 letterssimmer
  1. Definition: 1. temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"

Smother6 letterssubdue
  1. Definition: 1. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

Smother6 letterssit-on

    Smother6 lettersquench
    1. Definition: 1. cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel"

    Smother6 letterssoften
    1. Definition: 1. become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"

    Smother6 lettersstarve
    1. Definition: 1. die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"

    Smother6 lettersstanch
    1. Definition: 1. stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"

    Smother6 lettersshroud
    1. Definition: 1. wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses"

    Smother6 lettersstifle
    1. Definition: 1. smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"

    Smother6 lettersseethe
    1. Definition: 1. boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"

    Smother6 letterstemper
    1. Definition: 1. restrain

    Smother6 lettersthrash
    1. Definition: 1. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

    Smother6 lettersreduce
    1. Definition: 1. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

    Smother6 lettersweaken
    1. Definition: 1. become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"

    Smother6 lettersswathe
    1. Definition: 1. an enveloping bandage

    Smother6 lettersscorch
    1. Definition: 1. become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"

    Smother6 letterssquash
    1. Definition: 1. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

    Smother7 lettersshellac
    1. Definition: 1. a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood

    Smother7 lettersput-out

      Smother7 lettersenvelop
      1. Definition: 1. enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"

      Smother7 letterssheathe
      1. Definition: 1. plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh

      Smother7 letterssilence
      1. Definition: 1. the absence of sound;

      Smother7 lettersslacken
      1. Definition: 1. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

      Smother7 letterssquelch
      1. Definition: 1. suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"

      Smother7 lettersswelter
      1. Definition: 1. suffer from intense heat; "we were sweltering at the beach"

      Smother7 lettersconceal
      1. Definition: 1. prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"

      Smother7 letterswrap-up

        Smother7 lettersswallow
        1. Definition: 1. believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"

        Smother7 lettersswaddle
        1. Definition: 1. wrap in swaddling clothes; "swaddled the infant"

        Smother7 lettersrepress
        1. Definition: 1. block the action of

        Smother7 letterssmolder
        1. Definition: 1. a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; "the smoulder suddenly became a blaze"

        Smother8 lettersstrangle
        1. Definition: 1. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

        Smother8 lettersdisguise
        1. Definition: 1. the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"

        Smother8 lettersthrottle
        1. Definition: 1. reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"

        Smother8 letterssuppress
        1. Definition: 1. control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

        Smother8 letterssurround
        1. Definition: 1. surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"

        Smother8 lettersput-down

          Smother8 lettersstultify
          1. Definition: 1. prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself"

          Smother8 lettersrestrain
          1. Definition: 1. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

          Smother9 lettersoverpower
          1. Definition: 1. overcome by superior force

          Smother9 lettersslow-down

            Smother9 lettersunderplay
            1. Definition: 1. play a card lower than (a held high card)

            Smother9 lettersstamp-out

              Smother9 lettersshut-down

                Smother9 letterssuffocate
                1. Definition: 1. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

                Smother9 letterssnuff-out

                  Smother9 letterstone-down

                    Smother9 letterstune-down

                      Smother9 letterssublimate

                        Smother10 lettersasphyxiate

                          Smother11 letterssimmer-down

                            Smother17 letterstake-the-edge-off


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