[ˈstʌɪfl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate
(e.g: those in the streets were stifled by the fumes)

- restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion)
(e.g: she stifled a giggle)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps from a frequentative of Old French estouffer ‘smother, stifle’

[ˈstʌɪfl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a joint in the legs of horses, dogs, and other animals, equivalent to the knee in humans


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: of unknown origin