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Noun throttle has 2 senses
- accelerator, throttle, throttle valve - a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
--1 is a kind of valve
--1 is a part of fuel system
- accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gun - a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"
--2 is a kind of pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever
--2 is a part of
Verb throttle has 3 senses
- restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
--1 is one way to control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- strangle, strangulate, throttle - 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"
--2 is one way to kill
Sample sentence:
They want to throttle the prisoners
- choke, throttle - reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"
--3 is one way to enrich
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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