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throttle
('/T/r/A/t/-/l )

noun (n)

verb (v)

  • place limits on (extent or access)(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • reduce the air supply(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    choke
    source: wordnet30
  • To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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