smother

a confused multitude of things

a stifling cloud of smoke

envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"

deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake"

deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires"