stifle in English dictionary

  • stifle

    Meanings and definitions of "stifle"

    • (veterinary medicine) A bone disease of this region.
    • A hind knee of various mammals, especially horses.
    • (transitive) To interrupt or cut off.
    • (transitive) To repress, keep in or hold back.
    • (transitive) To smother or suffocate.
    • (intransitive) To feel smothered etc.
    • (intransitive) To die of suffocation.
    • noun
      A hind knee of various mammals, especially horses.
    • noun
      (veterinary medicine)
      A bone disease of this region.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To interrupt or cut off.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To repress, keep in or hold back.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To smother or suffocate.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To feel smothered etc.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To die of suffocation.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To treat a silkworm cocoon with steam as part of the process of silk production.
    • a hind knee of various mammals, especially horses
    • to interrupt or cut off
    • to repress, keep in or hold back
    • to smother or suffocate
    • to feel smothered
    • to die of suffocation
    • noun
      joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
    • verb
      be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
    • verb
      impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
    • verb
      suppress in order to conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a laugh"; "repress a cry of fear"
    • verb
      suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity; "Stifle your curiosity"

    Synonyms of "stifle" in English dictionary

    joint, choke, expire are the top synonyms of "stifle" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "stifle" in English dictionary

    stimulate is the antonym of "stifle" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of stifle

    • Conjugation of stifle
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      Lua error in Module:glossary/data at line 3: attempt to index a nil value. Lua error in Module:glossary/data at line 3: attempt to index a nil value. stifles
      Lua error in Module:glossary/data at line 3: attempt to index a nil value. stifle
      Lua error in Module:glossary/data at line 3: attempt to index a nil value. stifle stifled
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    • stifle ( third-person singular simple present stifles, present participle stifling, simple past and past participle stifled)
    • stifle ( plural  stifles)
    • stifle (plural stifles)
    • stifle (third-person singular simple present stifles, present participle stifling, simple past and past participle stifled)
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