Stifle
King James Dictionary [1]
Stifle, L., stiff and stop. Gr.
1. To suffocate to stop the breath or action of the lungs by crowding something into the windpipe, or by infusing a substance into the lungs, or by other means to choke as, to stifle one with smoke or dust. 2. To stop as, to stifle the breath to stifle respiration. 3. To oppress to stop the breath temporarily as, to stifle one with kisses to be stifled in a close room or with bad air. 4. To extinguish to deaden to quench as, to stifle flame to stifle a fire by smoke or by ashes. 5. To suppress to hinder from transpiring or spreading as, to stifle a report. 6. To extinguish to check or restrain and destroy to suppress as, to stifle a war in its birth. 7. To suppress or repress to conceal to withhold from escaping or manifestation as, to stifle passion to stifle grief to stifle resentment. 8. To suppress to destroy as, to stifle convictions.
Stifle, n.
1. The joint of a horse next to the buttock, and corresponding to the knee in man called also the stifle joint. 2. A disease in the knee-pan of a horse or other animal.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( v. t.) To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to conceal from public knowledge; as, to stifle a story; to stifle passion.
(2): ( v. t.) To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame.
(3): ( v. i.) To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because some noxious substance prevents respiration.
(4): ( v. t.) To stop the breath of by crowding something into the windpipe, or introducing an irrespirable substance into the lungs; to choke; to suffocate; to cause the death of by such means; as, to stifle one with smoke or dust.
(5): ( n.) 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.
