Stifle



verbpast tense: stifled ; past participle: stifled ; present participle: stifling ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) (to suffer or die from lack of air) ថប់ដង្ហើមស្លាប់
2.
(TRANSITIVE) (to suffocate to feel or cause to feel unable to breathe for lack of air, to suppress or check) បន្ថប់, ថប់ដង្ហើម, ធ្វើអោយពិបាកដកដង្ហើម stifle a child ធ្វើអោយ ថប់ដង្ហើមស្លាប stifle a yawn ទប់ stifle a revolt បង្ក្រាប, ពង្រាប
3.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ពន្លត់, បង្រ្កាប
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
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.
verbpast tense: stifled ; past participle: stifled ; present participle: stifling ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) 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.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to conceal from public knowledge; as, to stifle a story; to stifle passion.
4.
(INTRANSITIVE) To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because some noxious substance prevents respiration.