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Defenition of the word throttle

    • Defenition of the word throttle

      • To kill by squeezing the neck in order to compress the carotide and/or trachea.
      • a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"
      • a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
      • reduce the air supply; of carburetors
      • place limits on; "restrict the use of this parking lot"
      • squeeze the throat of; "he tried to strangle his opponent"
      • reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"
      • place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
      • kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
      • a pedal that controls the throttle valve
      • reduce the air supply
      • place limits on (extent or access)
      • kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air

    Synonyms for the word throttle

      • accelerator
      • accelerator pedal
      • bound
      • choke
      • confine
      • garrote
      • gas
      • gas pedal
      • gun
      • limit
      • restrain
      • restrict
      • stifle
      • strangle
      • strangulate
      • suffocate
      • throttle valve
      • trammel

    Similar words in the throttle

      • throttle
      • throttle's
      • throttled
      • throttles

    Meronymys for the word throttle

      • aeroplane
      • airplane
      • auto
      • automobile
      • car
      • fuel system
      • machine
      • motorcar
      • plane

    Hyponyms for the word throttle

      • baffle
      • clamp down
      • constrain
      • crack down
      • cramp
      • cumber
      • draw a line
      • draw the line
      • encumber
      • garotte
      • garrote
      • garrotte
      • gate
      • halter
      • hamper
      • harness
      • inhibit
      • mark off
      • mark out
      • reduce
      • regulate
      • rein
      • restrain
      • rule
      • scrag
      • stiffen
      • strangle
      • tie
      • tighten
      • tighten up

    Hypernyms for the word throttle

      • check
      • contain
      • control
      • curb
      • enrich
      • foot lever
      • foot pedal
      • hold
      • hold in
      • kill
      • moderate
      • pedal
      • treadle
      • valve

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