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stifle noun

  /ˈstaɪf(ə)l/ , /ˈstaɪfl̩/
  • (zootomy) The joint between the femur and tibia in the hind leg of various four-legged mammals, especially horses, corresponding to the knee in humans.
 polvi, takapolvi

stifle verb

  /ˈstaɪf(ə)l/ , /ˈstaɪfl̩/
  • (intransitive) To die of suffocation.
 tukehtua
  • (transitive, also, figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
 tukehduttaa
  • (transitive) To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
 tukahduttaa, vaimentaa
  • (transitive) To prevent (something) from being revealed; to conceal, to hide, to suppress.
 tukahtua
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