Hinder vs. Stifle — What's the Difference?

Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2001 by lead singer Austin Winkler, guitarist Joe "Blower" Garvey, and drummer Cody Hanson with bassist Mike Roden and guitarist Mark King, joining in 2003, solidifying the line-up. The band released four studio albums with Winkler; Extreme Behavior (2005), Take It to the Limit (2008), All American Nightmare (2010) and Welcome to the Freakshow (2012).

To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).

Located at or forming the back or rear; posterior

To keep in or hold back; repress

Variant of hind1.

To kill by preventing respiration; smother or suffocate.

To obstruct or delay the progress of

The joint of the hind leg analogous to the human knee in certain quadrupeds, such as the horse.

To interfere with action or progress.

To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.

(transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.

To cause (someone) difficulty in breathing, or a choking or gagging feeling.

(ambitransitive) To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.

To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.

To cause harm.

(transitive) To make (something) unable to be heard by blocking it with some medium.

Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows.

(transitive) To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).

The buttocks.

(transitive) To prevent (something) from being revealed; to conceal, to hide, to suppress.

Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear, or which follows; as, the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder parts of a horse.

To treat (a silkworm cocoon) with steam as part of the process of silk production.

To keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving forward; to check; to retard; to obstruct; to bring to a full stop; - often followed by from; as, an accident hindered the coach; drought hinders the growth of plants; to hinder me from going.

(intransitive) To die of suffocation.

To prevent or embarrass; to debar; to shut out.

To feel smothered; to find it difficult to breathe.

To interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance.

(transitive) To cause (a dog, horse, or other four-legged mammal) to dislocate or sprain its stifle joint.

Be a hindrance or obstacle to;

(rare) An act or state of being stifled.

Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of;

(zootomy) The joint between the femur and tibia in the hind leg of various four-legged mammals, especially horses, corresponding to the knee in humans.

Put at a disadvantage;

(veterinary medicine) A bone disease of this region.

Located at or near the back of an animal;

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.

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.

To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame.

To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to conceal from public knowledge; as, to stifle a story; to stifle passion.

To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because some noxious substance prevents respiration.

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

Conceal or hide;

Smother or suppress;

Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;

Be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen;