noun
starter, gas pedal, gas, feed, gas-feed; see also accelerator.
verb
To choke
strangle, stifle, silence; see choke 1.
To censor
suppress, restrict, stifle; see censor.
See throttle in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check:
To interfere with or stop the normal breathing of, especially by constricting the windpipe:
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