Definitions of stifle
The word stifle uses 6 letters: e, f, i, l, s, t
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Meanings of stifle
n. - 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.
v. t. - 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.
v. t. - To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame.
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