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throttle
To regulate the speed of (an engine) with a throttle.
To suppress:
To choke; strangle

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1. To regulate the speed of (an engine) with a throttle.
2. To suppress:
3. To choke; strangle
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strangle
To suppress, repress, or stifle:
To kill by squeezing the throat as with the hands, a noose, etc., so as to shut off the breath; throttle; choke
To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle.

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1. To suppress, repress, or stifle:
2. To kill by squeezing the throat as with the hands, a noose, etc., so as to shut off the breath; throttle; choke
3. To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle.
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suffocate
To be unable to breathe freely; choke; stifle; smother
To suppress the development, imagination, or creativity of; stifle:
To kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen.

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1. To be unable to breathe freely; choke; stifle; smother
2. To suppress the development, imagination, or creativity of; stifle:
3. To kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen.
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