Dictionary Results for stifle
1. stifle - noun · joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee Synonym(s): knee Hypernym(s): joint, articulation, articulatio
2. stifle - verb · suppress in order to conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a laugh"; "repress a cry of fear" Synonym(s): smother, strangle, muffle, repress Hypernym(s): inhibit, bottle_up, suppress
3. stifle - verb · suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity; "Stifle your curiosity" Synonym(s): dampen Hypernym(s): inhibit, bottle_up, suppress Antonym(s): stimulate
4. stifle - verb · impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" Synonym(s): suffocate, asphyxiate, choke Hypernym(s): obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close_up
5. stifle - verb · be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" Synonym(s): suffocate, asphyxiate Hypernym(s): die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass_away, expire, pass, kick_the_bucket, cash_in_one%27s_chips, buy_the_farm, conk, give-up_the_ghost, drop_dead, pop_off, choke, croak, snuff_it
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