Definition of Stifle
Stifle
sti·fle
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to make someone unable to breathe;
e.g. The smoke from cigarettes stifles me.
(verb)
to cut off, discourage, or prevent something from happening;
e.g. She stifled her screams for help when the kidnapper threatened to kill her.
(verb)
to smother or suffocate;
e.g. The kidnapper stifled her with chloroform until she was unconscious.
(noun)
the joint between the femur and tibia in the hind leg of a quadruped (such as a horse or dog) that corresponds to the human knee;
e.g. The horse fractured its stifle while attempting to escape from the stables.
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