mùch

Gaelic (Scots)

verb
Definitions
  • extinguish fire
  • choke, strangle, suffocate, smother
  • quell, put down, suppress

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish múchaid (suffocates, extinguishes, covers over, quenches, press down, suffocate, quench, cover over).

Origin

Old Irish

múchaid

Gloss

suffocates, extinguishes, covers over, quenches, press down, suffocate, quench, cover over

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