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Another word for throttle

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Verb

  1. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check

    See also:

    restraint

  2. To interfere with or stop the normal breathing of, especially by constricting the windpipe

    See also:

    breath

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Another word for throttle

Noun
  1. See also:

    accelerator

Verb

  1. To choke

    See also:

    choke

  2. To censor

    See also:

    censor

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Sentence Examples

  • I began to throttle it with my hands.

  • He stared at her, certain he'd throttle her if Gabe didn't eventually.

  • The adjustment of the air currents in the different splits is affected by regulators which are placed in the return air-ways, and act as throttle valves to determine the volume of air in each case.

  • I don't care a straw about anyone but those I love; but those I love, I love so that I would give my life for them, and the others I'd throttle if they stood in my way.

  • The Russians were by this time well on their way to the Theiss, and the terrible girdle which was to throttle the liberties of Hungary was all but completed.

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