smother

(noun) a confused multitude of things. Synonyms: clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter.

(noun) a stifling cloud of smoke.

(verb) envelop completely. Synonyms: surround. Example: "Smother the meat in gravy."

(verb) deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing. Synonyms: asphyxiate, suffocate. Examples: "Othello smothered desdemona with a pillow." "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor."

(verb) conceal or hide. Synonyms: stifle, strangle, muffle, repress. Examples: "Smother a yawn." "Muffle one's anger." "Strangle a yawn."

(verb) form an impenetrable cover over. Example: "The butter cream smothered the cake."

(verb) deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion. Synonyms: put out. Example: "Smother fires."