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Words related to stifle

Related / Similar Words: knee, suffocate, asphyxiate, dampen, choke, smother, strangle, muffle, repress

Definition:

joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee;

be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow";

smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity";

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children";

conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one''s anger"; "strangle a yawn";

Hyponyms: strangle, suffocate, choke

Grouped Verbs: smother, asphyxiate, suffocate

Part Meronyms: hind leg

Derivational Morphology: suffocation, asphyxiation, asphyxia, stifler, smotherer, choking, suppression, crushing, quelling, stifling

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