stifle meaning and definition

STIFLE noun

Definition of stifle (noun)

1. joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
   • synonyms: knee

STIFLE verb

Definition of stifle (verb)

1. conceal or hide
   • "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
   • synonyms: muffle, repress, smother, strangle
2. smother or suppress
   • "Stifle your curiosity"
   • synonyms: dampen
   • antonym: excite
3. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
   • "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
   • synonyms: asphyxiate, choke, suffocate
4. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
   • "The child suffocated under the pillow"
   • synonyms: asphyxiate, suffocate