Words Like THROTTLE

We have put together a list of words that are similar to THROTTLE.

22 Alternative Words Similar to throttle

1 Gas Noun      Synonym Words Like Gas
2 Restrict Verb      Synonym Words Like Restrict
3 Restrain Verb      Synonym Words Like Restrain
4 Trammel Verb      Synonym Words Like Trammel
5 Limit Verb      Synonym Words Like Limit
6 Bound Verb      Synonym Words Like Bound
7 Confine Verb      Synonym Words Like Confine
8 Choke Verb      Synonym Words Like Choke
9 Check Verb      Synonym Words Like Check
10 Contain Verb      Synonym Words Like Contain
11 Control Verb      Synonym Words Like Control
12 Curb Verb      Synonym Words Like Curb
13 Hold Verb      Synonym Words Like Hold
14 Moderate Verb      Synonym Words Like Moderate
15 Throttling Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Throttling
16 Tie Verb      Hyponym Words Like Tie
17 Clampdown Verb      Hyponym Words Like Clampdown
18 Rule Verb      Hyponym Words Like Rule
19 Baffle Verb      Hyponym Words Like Baffle
20 Reduce Verb      Hyponym Words Like Reduce
21 Tighten Verb      Hyponym Words Like Tighten
22 Regulate Verb      Hyponym Words Like Regulate

2 examples of throttle

1 limit the time you can spend with your friends
2 A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes

10 definitions of throttle

1 The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand.
2 The throttle valve.
3 To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.
4 To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
5 To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine.
6 To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
7 To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
8 place limits on (extent or access)
9 a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
10 a pedal that controls the throttle valve
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