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  Stifle \Sti"fle\, n. [From Stiff.] (Far.)
     The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the
     hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint
     corresponding to the knee in man; -- called also stifle
     joint. See Illust. under Horse.
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     Stifle bone, a small bone at the stifle joint; the patella,
        or kneepan.
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  Stifle \Sti"fle\, v. i.
     To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because
     some noxious substance prevents respiration.
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           You shall stifle in your own report.     --Shak.
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  Stifle \Sti"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stifled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Stifling.] [Freq. of OE. stif stiff; cf. Icel. st[=i]fla to
     dam up.]
     1. To stop the breath of by crowding something into the
        windpipe, or introducing an irrespirable substance into
        the lungs; to choke; to suffocate; to cause the death of
        by such means; as, to stifle one with smoke or dust.
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              Stifled with kisses, a sweet death he dies.
                                                    --Dryden.
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              I took my leave, being half stifled with the
              closeness of the room.                --Swift.
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     2. To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to
        stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame.
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              Bodies . . . stifle in themselves the rays which
              they do not reflect or transmit.      --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
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     3. To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to
        conceal from public knowledge; as, to stifle a story; to
        stifle passion.
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              I desire only to have things fairly represented as
              they really are; no evidence smothered or stifled.
                                                    --Waterland.
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  Stifle \Sti"fle\, v. i.
     To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because
     some noxious substance prevents respiration.
  
           You shall stifle in your own report.     --Shak.

  Stifle \Sti"fle\, n. [From Stiff.] (Far.)
     The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the
     hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint
     corresponding to the knee in man; -- called also stifle
     joint. See Illust. under Horse.
  
     Stifle bone, a small bone at the stifle joint; the patella,
        or kneepan.

  Stifle \Sti"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stifled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Stifling.] [Freq. of OE. stif stiff; cf. Icel. st[=i]fla to
     dam up.]
     1. To stop the breath of by crowding something into the
        windpipe, or introducing an irrespirable substance into
        the lungs; to choke; to suffocate; to cause the death of
        by such means; as, to stifle one with smoke or dust.
  
              Stifled with kisses, a sweet death he dies.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
              I took my leave, being half stifled with the
              closeness of the room.                --Swift.
  
     2. To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to
        stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame.
  
              Bodies . . . stifle in themselves the rays which
              they do not reflect or transmit.      --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
  
     3. To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to
        conceal from public knowledge; as, to stifle a story; to
        stifle passion.
  
              I desire only to have things fairly represented as
              they really are; no evidence smothered or stifled.
                                                    --Waterland.

  stifle
       n : joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped;
           corresponds to the human knee [syn: knee]
       v 1: conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger";
            "strangle a yawn" [syn: smother, strangle, muffle,
             repress]
       2: smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" [syn: dampen]
          [ant: stimulate]
       3: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;
          "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" [syn: suffocate,
           asphyxiate, choke]
       4: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child
          suffocated under the pillow" [syn: suffocate, asphyxiate]

  stifle
     Αγγλικά vb.
     πνίγω

  stifle
     alt.
     (lb en rare) An act#Noun or state#Noun of being stifle#Verb.
     n.
     (lb en rare) An act#Noun or state#Noun of being stifle#Verb.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive also figuratively) To make#Verb (an animal or
  person) unconscious or cause#Verb (an animal or person) death by
  preventing breathing#Noun; to smother#Verb, to suffocate#Verb.
     2 (lb en transitive hyperbolic) To cause (someone) difficulty in
  breathing, or a choke#Verb or gag#Verb feeling#Noun.
     3 (lb en transitive also figuratively) To prevent (a breath#Noun,
  cough#Noun, or cry#Noun, or the voice#Noun, etc.) from being
  release#Verb from the throat#Noun.
     4 (lb en transitive) To make (something) unable to be heard by
  block#Verb it with some medium#Noun.
     5 (lb en transitive figuratively)
     6 # (lb en transitive) To keep#Verb in, hold back, or repress
  (something).
     7 # (lb en transitive) To prevent (something) from being reveal#Verb;
  to conceal, to hide#Verb, to suppress.
     8 (lb en transitive agriculture (sericulture)) To treat#Verb (a
  silkworm cocoon) with steam#Noun as part#Noun of the process#Noun of
  silk#Noun production.
     9 (lb en intransitive) To die#Verb of suffocation.
     10 (lb en intransitive hyperbolic) To feel#Verb smothered; to
  find#Verb it difficult to breathe.
     n.
     1 (lb en zootomy) The joint#Noun between the femur and tibia in the
  hind leg of various four-legged mammals, especially horse#Noun,
  corresponding to the knee#Noun in human#Noun.
     2 (lb en veterinary medicine) A bone#Noun disease#Noun of this
  region.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To cause#Verb (a dog#Noun, horse#Noun, or other
  four-legged mammal) to dislocate or sprain#Verb its stifle#Noun 2
  joint#Noun.

  stifle
     alt.
     (lb en rare) An act#Noun or state#Noun of being stifle#Verb.
     n.
     (lb en rare) An act#Noun or state#Noun of being stifle#Verb.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive also figuratively) To make#Verb (an animal or
  person) unconscious or cause#Verb (an animal or person) death by
  preventing breathing#Noun; to smother#Verb, to suffocate#Verb.
     2 (lb en transitive hyperbolic) To cause (someone) difficulty in
  breathing, or a choke#Verb or gag#Verb feeling#Noun.
     3 (lb en transitive also figuratively) To prevent (a breath#Noun,
  cough#Noun, or cry#Noun, or the voice#Noun, etc.) from being
  release#Verb from the throat#Noun.
     4 (lb en transitive) To make (something) unable to be heard by
  block#Verb it with some medium#Noun.
     5 (lb en transitive figuratively)
     6 # (lb en transitive) To keep#Verb in, hold back, or repress
  (something).
     7 # (lb en transitive) To prevent (something) from being reveal#Verb;
  to conceal, to hide#Verb, to suppress.
     8 (lb en transitive agriculture (sericulture)) To treat#Verb (a
  silkworm cocoon) with steam#Noun as part#Noun of the process#Noun of
  silk#Noun production.
     9 (lb en intransitive) To die#Verb of suffocation.
     10 (lb en intransitive hyperbolic) To feel#Verb smothered; to
  find#Verb it difficult to breathe.
     n.
     1 (lb en zootomy) The joint#Noun between the femur and tibia in the
  hind leg of various four-legged mammals, especially horse#Noun,
  corresponding to the knee#Noun in human#Noun.
     2 (lb en veterinary medicine) A bone#Noun disease#Noun of this
  region.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To cause#Verb (a dog#Noun, horse#Noun, or other
  four-legged mammal) to dislocate or sprain#Verb its stifle#Noun 2
  joint#Noun.

  stifle
     alt.
     (lb en rare) An act#Noun or state#Noun of being stifle#Verb.
     n.
     (lb en rare) An act#Noun or state#Noun of being stifle#Verb.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive also figuratively) To make#Verb (an animal or
  person) unconscious or cause#Verb (an animal or person) death by
  preventing breathing#Noun; to smother#Verb, to suffocate#Verb.
     2 (lb en transitive hyperbolic) To cause (someone) difficulty in
  breathing, or a choke#Verb or gag#Verb feeling#Noun.
     3 (lb en transitive also figuratively) To prevent (a breath#Noun,
  cough#Noun, or cry#Noun, or the voice#Noun, etc.) from being
  release#Verb from the throat#Noun.
     4 (lb en transitive) To make (something) unable to be heard by
  block#Verb it with some medium#Noun.
     5 (lb en transitive figuratively)
     6 # (lb en transitive) To keep#Verb in, hold back, or repress
  (something).
     7 # (lb en transitive) To prevent (something) from being reveal#Verb;
  to conceal, to hide#Verb, to suppress.
     8 (lb en transitive agriculture (sericulture)) To treat#Verb (a
  silkworm cocoon) with steam#Noun as part#Noun of the process#Noun of
  silk#Noun production.
     9 (lb en intransitive) To die#Verb of suffocation.
     10 (lb en intransitive hyperbolic) To feel#Verb smothered; to
  find#Verb it difficult to breathe.
     n.
     1 (lb en zootomy) The joint#Noun between the femur and tibia in the
  hind leg of various four-legged mammals, especially horse#Noun,
  corresponding to the knee#Noun in human#Noun.
     2 (lb en veterinary medicine) A bone#Noun disease#Noun of this
  region.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To cause#Verb (a dog#Noun, horse#Noun, or other
  four-legged mammal) to dislocate or sprain#Verb its stifle#Noun 2
  joint#Noun.

  stifle
     alt.
     (lb en rare) An act#Noun or state#Noun of being stifle#Verb.
     n.
     (lb en rare) An act#Noun or state#Noun of being stifle#Verb.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive also figuratively) To make#Verb (an animal or
  person) unconscious or cause#Verb (an animal or person) death by
  preventing breathing#Noun; to smother#Verb, to suffocate#Verb.
     2 (lb en transitive hyperbolic) To cause (someone) difficulty in
  breathing, or a choke#Verb or gag#Verb feeling#Noun.
     3 (lb en transitive also figuratively) To prevent (a breath#Noun,
  cough#Noun, or cry#Noun, or the voice#Noun, etc.) from being
  release#Verb from the throat#Noun.
     4 (lb en transitive) To make (something) unable to be heard by
  block#Verb it with some medium#Noun.
     5 (lb en transitive figuratively)
     6 # (lb en transitive) To keep#Verb in, hold back, or repress
  (something).
     7 # (lb en transitive) To prevent (something) from being reveal#Verb;
  to conceal, to hide#Verb, to suppress.
     8 (lb en transitive agriculture (sericulture)) To treat#Verb (a
  silkworm cocoon) with steam#Noun as part#Noun of the process#Noun of
  silk#Noun production.
     9 (lb en intransitive) To die#Verb of suffocation.
     10 (lb en intransitive hyperbolic) To feel#Verb smothered; to
  find#Verb it difficult to breathe.
     n.
     1 (lb en zootomy) The joint#Noun between the femur and tibia in the
  hind leg of various four-legged mammals, especially horse#Noun,
  corresponding to the knee#Noun in human#Noun.
     2 (lb en veterinary medicine) A bone#Noun disease#Noun of this
  region.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To cause#Verb (a dog#Noun, horse#Noun, or other
  four-legged mammal) to dislocate or sprain#Verb its stifle#Noun 2
  joint#Noun.

  stifle
     Englanti vb.
     1 tukahduttaa, vaimentaa
     2 tukehduttaa
     3 tukahtua

  stifle
     Engelska vb.
     1 (tagg: text=transitivt och intransitivt) kväva, kvävas
     2 hålla in, hålla tillbaka; trycka ned

  Stifle /stˈaɪfəl/
  إخنق

  stifle //ˈstaɪf(ə)l// //ˈstaɪfl̩// 
  1. задушавам
  to cause (someone) difficulty in breathing, or a choking or gagging feeling
  2. задушавам се
  to die of suffocation
  3. задъхвам се
  to feel smothered
  4. потушавам
  to keep in, hold back, or repress (something)
  5. душа, задушавам, удушавам
  to make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; smother, suffocate
  6. заглушавам
  to make (something) unable to be heard by blocking it with some medium
  7. потискам
  to prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat

  stifle /stˈaɪfəl/
  dusit

  stifle /stˈaɪfəl/
  udusit

  stifle /stˈaɪfəl/ 
  ersticken  [Feuer usw.]
        "He stifled his victim with a pillow."  - Er erstickte das Opfer mit einem Kissen.
        "I was almost stifled by the fumes."  - Der Qualm raubte mir fast den Atem.
   see: stifling, stifled, stifles, stifled
  
           Note: a fire etc.

  stifle /stˈaɪfəl/
  
  πνίγω

  stifle //ˈstaɪf(ə)l// //ˈstaɪfl̩// 
  polvi, takapolvi
  joint between the femur and tibia in the hind leg of various four-legged mammals, especially horses

  stifle //ˈstaɪf(ə)l// //ˈstaɪfl̩// 
  1. tukehtua
  to die of suffocation
  2. tukahtua
  to feel smothered
  3. tukahduttaa, vaimentaa
  to keep in, hold back, or repress (something)
  4. tukehduttaa
  to make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; smother, suffocate

  stifle /stˈaɪfəl/ 
  1. दम घुटना
        "Many people stiff due to lack of oxygen at high altitudes."
  2. दबाना
        "I couldn't stifle my tears at the sight of the handicapped beggar."
  3. आग बुझाना
        "When the building caught fire, the fire brigade was called to stifle the burning flames."

  stifle /stˈaɪfəl/
  gubiti dah, obuzdati, prigušiti, ugasiti, ugušiti, zataškati

  stifle //ˈstaɪf(ə)l// //ˈstaɪfl̩// 
  1. 窒息 2.
  to die of suffocation
   3.
  to feel smothered
  2. 噛み殺す, 抑える
  to keep in, hold back, or repress (something)
  3. もみ消す, 抑圧, 消す, 窒息, 静める
  to make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; smother, suffocate

  stifle /ˈstaɪfəl/ 
   1.  zduszać
   2.  dławić, gnieść

  stifle //ˈstaɪf(ə)l// //ˈstaɪfl̩// 
  1. kvävas
  to die of suffocation
  2. dämpa, undertrycka, stävja, tillbakahålla
  to keep in, hold back, or repress (something)
  3. kväva, stävja
  to make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; smother, suffocate

  stifle /stˈaɪfəl/
  1. boğmak
  2. bastırmak, son dürmek
  3. boğulmak, nefesi tıkanmak.

  stifle /stˈaɪfəl/
  1. stifle joint at veya köpeğin incik kemiği ile but kemiği arasındaki mafsal.

  
/ˈstaɪfəɫ/

  190 Moby Thesaurus words for "stifle":
     abate, allay, alleviate, asphyxiate, assuage, attemper, bake,
     bank the fire, bar, barricade, be in heat, black out, blaze, block,
     block up, blockade, bloom, blow out, blunt, boil, bolt, bottle up,
     broil, burke, burn, censor, chasten, check, chock, choke,
     choke off, clamp down on, close, close off, close tight, close up,
     combust, constipate, constrain, constrict, control, cook, cork,
     cork up, cover up, crack down on, crowd, crush, curb, damp,
     damp down, dampen, de-emphasize, deaden, debar, demolish, destroy,
     diminish, dog, douse, downplay, drown, dull, dumbfound, extenuate,
     extinguish, flame, flame up, flare, flare up, flicker, flush, fry,
     gag, garrote, gasp, glow, hold back, hold down, hold in,
     hugger-mugger, hush, hush up, hush-hush, incandesce, inhibit, jam,
     jump on, keep back, keep down, keep under, keep within bounds,
     kill, lay, lenify, lessen, lighten, lock, mitigate, moderate,
     modulate, muffle, mute, muzzle, obstruct, obtund, occlude, out,
     pack, palliate, pant, parch, play down, pour water on, prevent,
     put down, put out, put to silence, quash, quell, quench, quiet,
     quieten, radiate heat, reduce, reduce the temperature, repress,
     restrain, roast, scald, scorch, seethe, shimmer with heat, shush,
     shut down on, shut off, shut out, shut tight, silence, simmer,
     sit down on, sit on, slack, slacken, slow down, smash, smolder,
     smother, snuff, snuff out, sober, sober down, soft-pedal, soften,
     spark, squash, squeeze, squeeze shut, squelch, stagnate, stamp out,
     stanch, steam, stew, still, stop, stop the breath, stop up,
     strangle, strangulate, strike dumb, stultify, subdue, sublimate,
     suffocate, suppress, sweat, swelter, tame, temper, throttle, toast,
     tone down, trammel, trample out, trample underfoot, tune down,
     underplay, weaken, withhold
  
  

  v. 使不能呼吸,窒息,抑制;

     vt. 使不能呼吸,窒息,抑制
     vi. 窒息,闷死