Noun
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joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
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knee |
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articulatio,
articulation,
joint the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible
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Verb
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smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
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dampen |
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stimulate,
excite cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
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stamp down,
conquer,
curb,
inhibit,
suppress,
subdue overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"
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suffocate,
choke feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
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be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
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suffocate,
asphyxiate |
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buy the farm,
perish,
kick the bucket,
give-up the ghost,
snuff it,
drop dead,
decease,
cash in one's chips,
pop off,
pass away,
expire,
exit,
croak,
conk,
die,
choke,
pass,
go leave quickly
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strangle die from strangulation
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| stifle -
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
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suffocate,
asphyxiate,
choke |
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obturate,
occlude,
impede,
obstruct,
close up,
jam,
block be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
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| stifle -
conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
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smother,
strangle,
muffle,
repress |
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stamp down,
conquer,
curb,
inhibit,
suppress,
subdue overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"
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