"Stifle!" – Crossword Clue

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1. Definition: 1. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

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1. Definition: 1. cook slowly and for a long time in liquid; "Stew the vegetables in wine"

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1. Definition: 1. defeat disastrously

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1. Definition: 1. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut;

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1. Definition: 1. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

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1. Definition: 1. make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

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1. Definition: 1. the absence of sound;

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1. Definition: 1. a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention; "he was the toast of the town"

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1. Definition: 1. cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the vegetables"

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1. Definition: 1. salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of burning with steam or hot water

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1. Definition: 1. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"

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1. Definition: 1. silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'

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1. Definition: 1. break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"

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1. Definition: 1. snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown

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1. Definition: 1. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"

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1. Definition: 1. not sparkling; "a still wine"; "still mineral water"

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1. Definition: 1. (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven

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1. Definition: 1. suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"

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1. Definition: 1. get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue"

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1. Definition: 1. fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"

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1. Definition: 1. put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

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1. Definition: 1. cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel"

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1. Definition: 1. The neuter reflexive pronoun of It; as, the thing is good in itself; it stands by itself.

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1. Definition: 1. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

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1. Definition: 1. become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"

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1. Definition: 1. become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"

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1. Definition: 1. temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"

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1. Definition: 1. make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"

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1. Definition: 1. boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"

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1. Definition: 1. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

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1. Definition: 1. stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"

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1. Definition: 1. place on a shelf; "shelve books"

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1. Definition: 1. become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"

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1. Definition: 1. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

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1. Definition: 1. restrain

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1. Definition: 1. the absence of sound;

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1. Definition: 1. a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

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1. Definition: 1. believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"

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1. Definition: 1. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

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1. Definition: 1. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

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1. Definition: 1. declare void;

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1. Definition: 1. a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; "the smoulder suddenly became a blaze"

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1. Definition: 1. squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"

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1. Definition: 1. suffer from intense heat; "we were sweltering at the beach"

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1. Definition: 1. block the action of

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1. Definition: 1. suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"

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1. Definition: 1. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

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1. Definition: 1. reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"

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1. Definition: 1. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

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1. Definition: 1. control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

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1. Definition: 1. be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"

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1. Definition: 1. prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself"

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1. Definition: 1. play a card lower than (a held high card)

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1. Definition: 1. overcome by superior force

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1. Definition: 1. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

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