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Noun throttling has 1 sense
- choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling - the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
--1 is a kind of suffocation, asphyxiation
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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