sti·fle

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• sti|fle — sti|fle1 «STY fuhl», verb, fled, fling. –v.t. 1. a) to stop the breath of; smother; suffocate: »The smoke stifled the firemen. SYNONYM(S): strangle. b) to choke to death. SYNONYM( …   Useful english dictionary

• sti — sti·fler; sti·kine; sti·let; sti·on; sti·pa; sti·pel; sti·pel·late; sti·pend; sti·pen·di·um; sti·pend·less; sti·pes; sti·pi·form; sub·sti·tut·abil·i·ty; sub·sti·tut·able; sub·sti·tut·er; sub·sti·tut·ibil·i·ty; sub·sti·tu·tion; sub·sti·tu·tion·al; …   English syllables

• fle — baf·fle·ment; buf·fle·horn; caf·fle; cof·fle; cur·fuf·fle; fle·eth; fuf·fle; gof·fle; jif·fle; ker·fuf·fle; maf·fle; mof·fle; ni·fle; raf·fle·sia; raf·fle·si·a·ce·ae; rif·fle·man; ri·fle·man; ri·fle·ry; ri·fle·scope; scraf·fle; scruf·fle;… …   English syllables

• stifle — sti·fle …   English syllables

• stifle — sti·fle stī fəl n the joint next above the hock in the hind leg of a quadruped (as a horse) corresponding to the knee in humans * * * sti·fle (stiґfəl) stifle joint …   Medical dictionary

• stifle — sti|fle [ˈstaıfəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Old French estouffer to stifle ] 1.) [T] to stop something from happening or developing ≠ ↑encourage ▪ rules and regulations that stifle innovation ▪ How can this party stifle debate on …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stifle — sti|fle [ staıfl ] verb 1. ) transitive to stop something from developing normally: Businesses are being stifled by a lot of new regulations. an attempt to stifle innovation/debate/democracy 2. ) transitive to stop yourself from doing something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stifle-joint — stiˈfle joint noun • • • Main Entry: ↑stifle …   Useful english dictionary

• stifle — I sti•fle [[t]ˈstaɪ fəl[/t]] v. fled, fling 1) to quell, crush, or end by force 2) to suppress, curb, or withhold: to stifle a yawn[/ex] 3) to kill by impeding respiration; smother 4) to suffer from difficulty in breathing, as in a close… …   From formal English to slang

• Stifle — Sti fle, n. [From {Stiff}.] (Far.) 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}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English