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