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throttle

/ throttle /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
Type of:
valve
Has parts:
fuel system
Derived:
choke accelerate speed speed up
verb Sense 2
reduce the air supply
"choke a carburetor"
Type of:
enrich
Derived:
accelerator accelerator pedal gas pedal gas gun
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
kill
Kinds of:
garrote garrotte garotte scrag
Derived:
garroter garrotter strangler throttler choker
Entails:
compress constrict squeeze
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 4
a pedal that controls the throttle valve
"he stepped on the gas"
Type of:
pedal treadle foot pedal
Has parts:
car auto automobile
Derived:
choke accelerate speed speed up
verb Sense 5
place limits on (extent or access)
"restrict the use of this parking lot"
"limit the time you can spend with your friends"
Type of:
control hold in hold
Kinds of:
reduce tighten tie gate draw the line
Derived:
boundary edge bound bounds limiter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
53%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
48
Times Searched
2
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valve enrich kill garrote garrotte garotte scrag pedal treadle foot pedal control hold in