stifle

sti·fle ¹

 (stī′fəl)

tr.v. sti·fled, sti·fling, sti·fles

1. To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).

2. To keep in or hold back; repress: stifled my indignation.

3. To kill by preventing respiration; smother or suffocate.

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[Middle English stifilen, alteration (influenced by Old Norse stīfla, to stop up) of stuffen, stuflen, to stifle, choke, drown, from Old French estoufer, of Germanic origin.]

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sti′fler n.

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sti·fle ²

 (stī′fəl)

n.

The joint of the hind leg analogous to the human knee in certain quadrupeds, such as the horse.

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[Middle English, possibly from Old French estivel, pipe, leg, tibia, from Latin stīpes, stick.]

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stifle

(ˈstaɪfəl)

vb

1. (tr) to smother or suppress: stifle a cough.

2. to feel or cause to feel discomfort and difficulty in breathing

3. to prevent or be prevented from breathing so as to cause death

4. (tr) to crush or stamp out

[C14: variant of stuflen, probably from Old French estouffer to smother]

ˈstifler n

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stifle

(ˈstaɪfəl)

n

(Zoology) the joint in the hind leg of a horse, dog, etc, between the femur and tibia

[C14: of unknown origin]

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sti•fle¹

(ˈstaɪ fəl)

v. -fled, -fling. v.t.

1. to quell, crush, or end by force.

2. to suppress, curb, or withhold: to stifle a yawn.

3. to kill by impeding respiration; smother.

v.i.

4. to suffer from difficulty in breathing, as in a close atmosphere.

5. to become stifled or suffocated.

[1350–1400; < Old Norse stīfla, akin to stīfr stiff]

sti′fler, n.

sti•fle²

(ˈstaɪ fəl)

n.

(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding to the human knee. Also called sti′fle joint`..

[1275–1325; Middle English, of uncertain orig.]

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stifle

Past participle: stifled
Gerund: stifling

Imperative

stifle

stifle

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stifle - joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee knee hind leg - the back limb of a quadruped articulatio, joint, articulation - (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
Verb	1.	stifle - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" muffle, repress, strangle, smother conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
	2.	stifle - smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" dampen suffocate, choke - suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him" conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" stimulate, excite - act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"
	3.	stifle - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" asphyxiate, suffocate, choke obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"
	4.	stifle - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" asphyxiate, suffocate croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" strangle - die from strangulation asphyxiate, suffocate, smother - deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

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stifle

verb

1. suppress, repress, prevent, stop, check, silence, curb, restrain, cover up, gag, hush, smother, extinguish, muffle, choke back Critics have accused them of trying to stifle debate.

2. restrain, suppress, repress, smother She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn.

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stifle

verb

1. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check:

burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, strangle, suppress, throttle.

Informal: sit on (or upon).

2. To decrease or dull the sound of:

dampen, deaden, muffle, mute.

3. To keep from being published or transmitted:

ban, black out, censor, hush (up), suppress.

Idiom: keep a lid on.

4. To stop the breathing of:

asphyxiate, choke, smother, suffocate.

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Translations

يُخْمِد الناريَخْنُق، يُخْمِديَكْبِت

dusitpotlačitudusit

kvæleundertrykke

erstickenunterdrücken

étoufferréprimersuffoquer

bæla, halda aftur afkæfa, slökkvakæfa; kafna

soffocantesoffocaretrattenere

apspiestnodzēstnoslāpētnosmacētnosmakt

bli kvalt

udusiť

使窒息扑灭抑制

stifle

[ˈstaɪfl]

A. VT

1. [+ person] → ahogar, sofocar

2. (fig) → suprimir
to stifle a yawn → contener un bostezo
to stifle opposition → reprimir a la oposición

B. VI → ahogarse, sofocarse

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stifle

[ˈstaɪf^əl] vt

(= suppress) [+ yawn, laugh] → étouffer

(= repress) [+ creativity, debate] → étouffer

(= suffocate) → étouffer

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stifle

vt (= suffocate) → ersticken; (fig) laugh, cough also, rage, opposition → unterdrücken; the heat nearly stifled them → sie sind fast umgekommen vor Hitze

vi → ersticken

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stifle

[ˈstaɪfl]

1. vt (yawn, sob, anger) → soffocare; (desire, smile) → reprimere; (revolt, opposition) → stroncare

2. vi → soffocare

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stifle

(ˈstaifl) verb

1. to prevent, or be prevented, from breathing (easily) eg because of bad air, an obstruction over the mouth and nose etc; to suffocate. He was stifled to death when smoke filled his bedroom; I'm stifling in this heat! versmoor يَخْنُق، يُخْمِد задушавам (се) sufocar dusit (se) ersticken kvæle ασφυκτιώ, προκαλώ ασφυξία ahogar, sofocar lämmatama, lämbuma خفه شدن tukehduttaa étouffer לְהֵיחָנֵק, לְהַחֲנִיק रोकना, दबा लेना ugušiti, udaviti megfojt; (szenvedőben:) megfullad menghambat pernapasan kæfa; kafna soffocare 窒息させる 질식하다 (už)dusti, (už)dusinti smakt; nosmakt; nosmacēt tercekik smorenkvele, bli kvaltdusićsufocar a sufoca душить; задыхаться dusiť (sa) zadušiti se gušiti se kväva[s] ทำให้หายใจไม่ออก boğmak, nefesi tıkamak 使窒息 задихатися دم گھونٹنا làm ngột ngạt, khó thở 使窒息

2. to extinguish or put out (flames). doodsmoor يُخْمِد النار гася apagar udusit ersticken kvæle σβήνω φωτιά apagar kustutama فرو نشاندن tukahduttaa étouffer לַחֲנוֹק दम घोटना, दम घुटना ugasiti (vatru) elolt (tüzet) memadamkan kæfa, slökkva spegnere 消す 소화하다 (už)gesinti nodzēst; noslāpēt memadamkan api smorenkvele, slokketłumić, dławić apagar a înăbuşi тушить udusiť ugasiti gasiti kväva ดับ söndürmek 撲滅 гасити گل کرنا یا ماند کرنا dập tắt, thổi tắt 扑灭

3. to suppress (a yawn, a laugh etc). onderdruk يَكْبِت потискам reprimir potlačit unterdrücken undertrykke σβήνω, καταπνίγωreprimir summutama فرو خوردن tukahduttaa réprimer לְדַכֵּא कुचलना, दबाना prigušiti elfojt menahan bæla, halda aftur af reprimere 抑える (하품, 웃음 등을) 억누르다 užgniaužti apspiest (žāvas u.tml.) menahan inhoudenkvelehamować, zdławić reprimir a reprima сдерживать potlačiť zadušiti potisnuti kväva อดกลั้น bastırmak 抑制 придушувати, стримувати روکنا یا دبانا kiềm chế 抑制

ˈstifling adjective

very hot, stuffy etc. stifling heat; It's stifling in here. baie warm خانِق задушен abafado dusný stickig kvælende; trykkende αποπνικτικός, πνιγηρόςsofocante lämmatav طاقت فرسا؛ خفه کننده läkähdyttävä étouffant מַחֲנִיק दमघोंटू zagušljiv, zadušljiv fojtogató dan pengap kæfandi soffocante 息苦しい 숨막히는 tvankus smacīgs panas smoorheetkvelende varmt, trykkende, med dårlig luftdusznyabafado înăbuşitor, irespi­rabil удушающий; душный dusný zadušljiv zagušujući kvävande ร้อบอบอ้าว boğucu, kavurucu 悶熱的，鬱悶難受的，令人窒息的 задушливий بہت گرم ngột ngạt, khó thở 闷热的，沉闷的，令人窒息的

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