stifle
21stifle — 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 …
22stifle — verb Stifle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑chuckle, ↑competition, ↑cough, ↑creativity, ↑cry, ↑debate, ↑dissent, ↑emotion, ↑exclamation, ↑gasp, ↑giggle, ↑ …
23stifle — stifle1 verb 1》 prevent from breathing freely; suffocate. 2》 smother or suppress: she stifled a giggle. ↘prevent or constrain (an activity or idea). Derivatives stifler noun stifling adjective stiflingly adverb Origin ME: perh. from a… …
24stifle — verb 1) she stifled him with a pillow Syn: suffocate, choke, asphyxiate, smother, gag 2) Eleanor stifled a giggle Syn: suppress, smother, restrain, fight back, choke back, gulp back …
25stifle — 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… …
26Stifle bone — 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 …
27stifle joint — 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 …
28stifle competition — index monopolize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
29stifle joint — noun see stifle I * * * sti|fle1 «STY fuhl», verb, fled, fling. –v.t. 1. a) to stop the breath of; smother; suffocate: »The smoke stifled the firemen. SYNONYM( …
30Stifle joint — The stifle joint is a complex joint in the hindlimbs of quadruped mammals such as the sheep, horse or dog. It is the equivalent joint to the human knee. It is often the largest synovial joint in the body.The stifle joint consists of the… …
