stifle - noun

joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

stifle - verb

• conceal or hide
• smother or suppress
• impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
• be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

stifle - thesaurus

asphyxiate   choke   dampen   knee   muffle   repress   smother   strangle   suffocate