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obstruct vs stifle

stifle vs obstruct

obstruct is not a noun while stifle is a noun.

obstruct and stifle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
obstruct No No Yes No
stifle Yes No Yes No
As verbs, stifle is a hyponym of obstruct; that is, stifle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than obstruct:
  • obstruct: block passage through
  • stifle: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Other hyponyms of obstruct include block off, blockade, barricade, barricado, barricade, asphyxiate, choke, suffocate, tie up, dam, dam up, block out, screen, earth up, land up, bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop, back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, crap up, foul.
obstruct (noun) stifle (noun)
joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
obstruct (verb) stifle (verb)
block passage through suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of suppress in order to conceal or hide
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
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