Stifle has 9 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
2
An act or state of being stifled.
3
The joint between the femur and tibia in the hind leg of various four-legged mammals, especially horses, corresponding to the knee in humans.
Verb
1
suppress in order to conceal or hide
"smother a yawn"
"muffle one's anger"
"strangle a laugh"
"repress a cry of fear"
2
suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
"Stifle your curiosity"
3
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
"The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
4
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
"The child suffocated under the pillow"
5
To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
6
To cause (a dog, horse, or other four-legged mammal) to dislocate or sprain its stifle joint.
Example Sentences
"smother a yawn"
verb
"muffle one's anger"
verb
"strangle a laugh"
verb
"repress a cry of fear"
verb
"Stifle your curiosity"
verb
"The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
verb
"The child suffocated under the pillow"
verb
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