v.
1.smother or suppress
2.make moist
3.deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
4.reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
5.make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
6.check
7.lessen in force or effect
Idiom of the Day
follow one's nose
to go straight ahead, to be guided by instinct
We followed our nose until we found the train station.