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stifle

/'staɪfəl/

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noun
joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
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knee

type of:
joint articulation articulatio

part of:
hind leg
verb
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
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asphyxiate suffocate

type of:
pass buy the farm cash in one's chips choke conk croak decease die drop dead exit expire give-up the ghost go kick the bucket pass away perish pop off snuff it
verb
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
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asphyxiate choke suffocate

type of:
obstruct close up impede block occlude obturate jam
verb
suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
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dampen

Opposite:

stimulate

type of:
inhibit bottle up suppress
verb
suppress in order to conceal or hide
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muffle repress smother strangle

type of:
bottle up suppress inhibit

Definition that contains stifle

choke become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
suffocate become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
stifler a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses
gaskin lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle
smotherer a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses