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stifle


I - noun
joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped;
corresponds to the human knee
Syn:
knee
Hypernyms:
joint, articulation, articulatio
Part Holonyms:
hind leg

II - verb
1. conceal or hide (Freq. 2)
- smother a yawn
- muffle one's anger
- strangle a yawn
Syn:
smother, strangle, muffle, repress
Derivationally related forms:
stifler, stifling, smotherer (for: smother)
Hypernyms:
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. smother or suppress (Freq. 1)
- Stifle your curiosity
Syn:
dampen
Ant:
stimulate
Derivationally related forms:
stifler
Hypernyms:
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Hyponyms:
suffocate, choke
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
Syn:
suffocate, asphyxiate, choke
Derivationally related forms:
choking (for: choke), asphyxiation (for: asphyxiate), asphyxia (for: asphyxiate), suffocative (for: suffocate), suffocation (for: suffocate)
Hypernyms:
obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam,
block, close up
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
4. be asphyxiated;
die from lack of oxygen
- The child suffocated under the pillow
Syn:
suffocate, asphyxiate
Derivationally related forms:
asphyxiation (for: asphyxiate), asphyxia (for: asphyxiate), suffocative (for: suffocate), suffocation (for: suffocate)
Hypernyms:
die, decease, perish, go, exit,
pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm,
buy the farm, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke,
croak, snuff it
Hyponyms:
strangle
Verb Group:
smother, asphyxiate, suffocate
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s

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