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English noun: stifle | |||
| 1. | stifle (animal) joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee | ||
| Synonyms | knee | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | articulatio, articulation, joint | ||
| Part meronym | hind leg | ||
English verb: stifle | |||
| 1. | stifle (contact) conceal or hide | ||
| Samples | Smother a yawn. Muffle one's anger. Strangle a yawn. | ||
| Synonyms | muffle, repress, smother, strangle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress | ||
| 2. | stifle (change) smother or suppress | ||
| Samples | Stifle your curiosity. | ||
| Synonyms | dampen | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | choke, suffocate | ||
| Antonyms | stimulate, excite | ||
| 3. | stifle (contact) impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of | ||
| Samples | The foul air was slowly suffocating the children. | ||
| Synonyms | asphyxiate, choke, suffocate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude | ||
| 4. | stifle (change) be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen | ||
| Samples | The child suffocated under the pillow. | ||
| Synonyms | asphyxiate, suffocate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | strangle | ||
| Verb group | asphyxiate, smother, suffocate | ||
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