1. (Intrans.) Suffoquer. On étouffe ici.
2. Éteindre. Étouffer un feu.
3. Assourdir. Étouffer un son.
4. Enterrer. Étouffer un scandale.
1. To constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing; SYN. strangle, suffocate.
2. To wring the neck of; SYN. scrag.r />
3. To breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion.
4. To reduce the air supply; of carburetors; SYN. throttle.
5. To check or slow down the action or effect of.
6. To be too tight; rub or press; SYN. gag, fret.
To put down by force or intimidation; SYN. quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce.
1. To suffocate; SYN. asphyxiate, suffocate.
2. To form an impenetrable cover over
3. To envelop completely; SYN. surround.
4. To deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; SYN. put out.
5. To conceal, suppress, or hide; SYN. stifle, muffle.
ETYM Perh. imitative. Related to Squelch.
1. To make a sucking sound.
2. To suppress or crush completely; SYN. quell.
3. To walk through mud or mire; SYN. squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop.
To smother or suppress; SYN. dampen.
Joint above the hock of a horse
Joint above hock of horse, equivalent of human knee.