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stifle
/ˈstaɪfəl/
noun
A hind knee of various mammals, especially horses.
A bone disease of this region.
verb
To interrupt or cut off.
To repress, keep in or hold back.
"The army stifled the rebellion."
To smother or suffocate.
"The heat was stifling the children."
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