| # | Concept | Culture | Statement | Freq. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smother | United States | Commonly used to describe extinguishing a fire or suffocating someone/something | 1 |
| 2 | smother | United States | To smother can mean to cover or suffocate someone or something with a pillow or blanket. | 1 |
| 3 | smother | United States | To smother someone or something is to cover them or it with a large amount of something, typically resulting in suffocation or extinguishing a flame. | 1 |
| 4 | smother | United States | To suffocate or cover someone or something with a pillow or blanket, considered a criminal act | 1 |
| 5 | smother | United States | In Western cultures, smothering typically refers to excessive or overprotective attention from a parent towards a child, potentially hindering the child's independence. | 1 |