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adv.
In a stiff manner.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Stiffen
n.
One who, or that which, stiffens anything, as a piece of stiff cloth in a cravat.
v. i.
To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective.
n.
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. See Illust. under Horse.
v. t.
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.
n.
Something used to make anything stiff.
n.
The quality or state of being stiff-necked; stubbornness.
n.
Act or process of making stiff.
a.
Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as, stiff-necked pride; a stiff-necked people.
v. t.
To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch.
n.
The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character.
n.
One who, or that which, stifles.
v. t.
To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to stiffen paste.
a.
Somewhat stiff.
a.
Stifling.
imp. & p. p.
of Stifle
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Stifle
v. t.
To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to conceal from public knowledge; as, to stifle a story; to stifle passion.
v. t.
To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame.
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