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List of meaning for throttle

to suffocate by cutting off someone’s air supply in order to kill or hurt him or her

accelerator, throttle, throttle valve(noun)

a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine

accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gun(verb)

a pedal that controls the throttle valve

"he stepped on the gas"

restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle(verb)

place limits on (extent or access)

"restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

strangle, strangulate, throttle(verb)

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"

choke, throttle(verb)

reduce the air supply

"choke a carburetor"

to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe

I was so angry at what he was saying that I could have throttled him!

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