stifle

sti·fle ¹  (stfl)

v. sti·fled, sti·fling, sti·fles

v.tr.

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.

v.intr.

1. To feel smothered or suffocated by or as if by close confinement in a stuffy room.

2. To die of suffocation.

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

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stifler n.

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sti·fle ²  (stfl)

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 stpes, stick.]

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stifle¹

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

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

stifler  n

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stifle²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the joint in the hind leg of a horse, dog, etc., between the femur and tibia

[of unknown origin]

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.

Translations

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

v stifle [ˈstaifl]

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) dusit (se) kvæle ersticken ασφυκτιώ, προκαλώ ασφυξία ahogar, sofocar lämmatama, lämbuma خفه شدن tukehduttaa, tukehtua 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 smoren kvele(s), bli kvalt dusić (się) sufocar a sufoca душить; задыхаться dusiť (sa) zadušiti se gušiti se kväva[] ทำให้หายใจไม่ออก boğ(ul)mak, nefesi(ni) tıka(n)mak 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 udusit kvæle ersticken σβήνω φωτιά apagar kustutama فرو نشاندن sammuttaa étouffer לַחֲנוֹק दम घोटना, दम घुटना ugasiti (vatru) elolt (tüzet) memadamkan kæfa, slökkva spegnere 消す 소화하다 (už)gesinti nodzēst; noslāpēt memadamkan api smoren kvele, slokke tłumić, 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 potlačit undertrykke unterdrücken σβήνω, καταπνίγω reprimir 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 inhouden kvele hamować, zdławić reprimir a reprima сдерживать potlačiť zadušiti potisnuti kväva อดกลั้น bastırmak 抑制 придушувати, стримувати روکنا یا دبانا kiềm chế 抑制

adj stifling

very hot, stuffy etc stifling heat; It's stifling in here. baie warm خانِق задушен dusný kvælende; trykkende stickig αποπνικτικός, πνιγηρός sofocante lämmatav طاقت فرسا؛ خفه کننده läkähdyttävä étouffant מַחֲנִיק दमघोंटू zagušljiv, zadušljiv fojtogató dan pengap kæfandi soffocante 息苦しい 숨막히는 tvankus smacīgs panas smoorheet kvelende varmt, trykkende, med dårlig luft duszny abafado înăbuşitor, irespi­rabil удушающий; душный dusný zadušljiv zagušujući kvävande ที่หายใจหอบ boğucu, kavurucu 悶熱的 задушливий بہت گرم ngột ngạt, khó thở 闷热的