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English noun: throttle | |||
| 1. | throttle (artifact) a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine | ||
| Synonyms | accelerator, throttle valve | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | valve | ||
| Part meronym | fuel system | ||
| 2. | throttle (artifact) a pedal that controls the throttle valve | ||
| Samples | He stepped on the gas. | ||
| Synonyms | accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas, gas pedal, gun | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | foot lever, foot pedal, pedal, treadle | ||
| Part meronym | aeroplane, airplane, auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar, plane | ||
English verb: throttle | |||
| 1. | throttle (change) place limits on (extent or access) | ||
| Samples | Restrict the use of this parking lot. Limit the time you can spend with your friends. | ||
| Synonyms | bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, trammel | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | baffle, clamp down, constrain, constrain, crack down, cramp, cumber, draw a line, draw the line, encumber, gate, halter, hamper, harness, inhibit, mark off, mark out, reduce, regulate, rein, restrain, rule, stiffen, strangle, tie, tighten, tighten, tighten up | ||
| 2. | throttle (contact) kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air | ||
| Samples | He tried to strangle his opponent. A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes. | ||
| Examples | They want to throttle the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | strangle, strangulate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | garotte, garrote, garrotte, scrag | ||
| Entail | compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze | ||
| 3. | throttle (change) reduce the air supply | ||
| Samples | Choke a carburetor. | ||
| Synonyms | choke | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enrich | ||
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