Synonyms for throttle
ˈθrɒt lthrot·tle

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1. accelerator, throttle, throttle valvenoun

   a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine

   Synonyms:
   gun, gas pedal, accelerator pedal, accelerator, throttle valve, gas, catalyst, particle accelerator, atom smasher

2. accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gunverb

   a pedal that controls the throttle valve

   "he stepped on the gas"

   Synonyms:
   hitman, gunman, gun, petrol, gasolene, gaseous state, gas, gas pedal, ordnance, natural gas, artillery, catalyst, heavy weapon, gun for hire, hired gun, flatulency, shooter, throttle valve, accelerator pedal, gasoline, particle accelerator, accelerator, grease-gun, triggerman, hit man, atom smasher, flatulence, gunslinger, torpedo

3. restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttleverb

   place limits on (extent or access)

   "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

   Synonyms:
   spring, strangle, snare, intimidate, rebound, qualify, ricochet, choke, circumscribe, hold back, fix, trammel, entrap, take a hop, hold in, determine, encumber, define, specify, border, strangulate, keep, reverberate, recoil, cumber, curb, constrain, hold, ensnare, confine, bounce, leap, restrain, restrict, jump, bound, curtail, detain, trap, resile, limit, keep back, cut back, set, enclose

4. strangle, strangulate, throttleverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   cramp, muffle, halter, trammel, gag, confine, strangulate, restrain, hamper, repress, suffocate, smother, choke, restrict, stifle, limit, strangle, bound

5. choke, throttleverb

   reduce the air supply

   "choke a carburetor"

   Synonyms:
   drop dead, strangle, pop off, gag, asphyxiate, give-up the ghost, choke, foul, die, fret, restrict, expire, buy the farm, pass away, perish, trammel, croak, clog, conk, strangulate, kick the bucket, clog up, back up, snuff it, decease, go, pass, choke off, confine, restrain, bound, suffocate, exit, congest, limit, scrag, cash in one's chips, stifle

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1. choke (verb)

   obstruct one’s throat

   she choked on a tiny fish bone

   Submitted by erhnice on July 28, 2019  

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1. throttlenoun

   Synonyms:
   windpipe, trachea, throat, weasand

2. throttleverb

   Synonyms:
   choke, strangle, suffocate

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1. List of paraphrases for "throttle":

   accelerator, mariposa, 'accélérateur, butterfly, assy

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. throttle

   Synonyms:
   Strangle
   

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1. Boban Marjanovic:

   We took Puerto Rico seriously and played at full throttle from start to finish, we still have room to improve. It will be tough against Spain (in the next game) as always but we are looking forward to the challenge.

2. Roger Daltrey:

   We're old men now...we can't go out there and pretend it's going to be anywhere like we were 40, 50 years ago, adding the orchestra...can elevate the music into a place where it feels kind of grown up...(but) people mustn't think just because there's an orchestra with The Who that it's going to be watered down. We'll be playing exactly full throttle like we usually do.

3. Bill Menezes:

   The hope is that full-throttle 5G, like these new airwaves will help provide, will be light years faster than the Wi-Fi you usually get at airports, so waiting for a flight or flight delays might be less painful if you can more readily stream better interactive games or 4K videos at full quality.

4. Cameron Lee:

   I was kind of hesitant to leave my job, a job -- all you have to do is show up for work and it's guaranteed money. But I kind of woke up one day and I was like, I am going full throttle with this.

5. William Spake:

   I’ve never done anything like this, this is our first time, all three of us. Not expecting a lot. I know catching the pythons is actually super hard, but we’re going to go full throttle with this and see what we can do.