Definizione monolingua

stifle

stifle (third-person singular simple present stifles, present participle stifling, simple past and past participle stifled)

1. (transitive) To interrupt or cut off.
2. (transitive) To repress, keep in or hold back.

   The army stifled the rebellion.

   • 2011 October 29, Neil Johnston, “Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn”, BBC Sport:

     In fact, there was no suggestion of that, although Wolves deployed men behind the ball to stifle the league leaders in a first-half that proved very frustrating for City.

3. (transitive) To smother or suffocate.

   The heat was stifling the children.

4. (intransitive) To feel smothered etc.

   The heat felt stifling.

5. (intransitive) To die of suffocation.

   Two firemen tragically stifled in yesterdays fire when trying to rescue an old lady from her bedroom.

6. (transitive) To treat a silkworm cocoon with steam as part of the process of silk production.

stifle (plural stifles)

1. A hind knee of various mammals, especially horses.
2. (veterinary medicine) A bone disease of this region.

Definizione dizionario stifle

	soffocare
	to repress, keep in or hold back
	to die of suffocation

	affogare
	to repress, keep in or hold back

	asfissiare
	to die of suffocation

	celare
	to interrupt or cut off

	grassella
	a hind knee of various mammals, especially horses

	interrompere
	to interrupt or cut off

	reprimere
	to repress, keep in or hold back

	ricoprire
	to interrupt or cut off

	tagliare
	to interrupt or cut off

	trattenere
	to repress, keep in or hold back

frenare

opprimere

ritenere

Altri significati:

to smother or suffocate

to feel smothered

(transitive) To smother or suffocate.

(transitive) To interrupt or cut off.

(veterinary medicine) A bone disease of this region.

A hind knee of various mammals, especially horses.

(intransitive) To feel smothered etc.

(intransitive) To die of suffocation.

(transitive) To repress, keep in or hold back.