smother (smÊÃ°ÉÊ³ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense smothers , present participle smothering , past tense , past participle smothered. 1. verb. If you smother a fire, you cover it with something in order to put it out. The girl's parents were also burned as they tried to smother the flames.
Definition of acrylic. 1  1a : acrylic resinb : a paint in which the vehicle is an acrylic resinc : a painting done in an acrylic resin. 2  2 : acrylic fiber.
For washable items: Modacrylic fiber is a manufactured fiber in which the fiber forming substance is any long chain synthetic polymer composed of less than 85% but at least 35% by weight of acrylonitrile units. (-CH2CH[CN]-)x. A modacrylic is a synthetic copolymer. Modacrylic fiber is inherently flame resistant.