Stifle

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Stifle Definition

• (n) joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
• (v) conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one''s anger"; "strangle a yawn"
• (v) smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
• (v) impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
• (v) be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"

Stifle Synonyms

• asphyxiate
• choke
• dampen
• knee
• muffle
• repress
• smother
• stifle
• strangle
• suffocate