English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of stifle

stifle

/verb/ दबाना; गला घोंटना; गला घोंटकर मारना; दम घुटना; गला घोंट कर मारना; मारना; दाब रखना;

Synonym clamp; choke; strangulate; throttle; stop one's breath; dart;

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English Dictionary:

1. Stifle

[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.

2. Stifle

[v. i.]

- To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because some noxious substance prevents respiration.

3. Stifle

[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.
- To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame.
- To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to conceal from public knowledge; as, to stifle a story; to stifle passion.