throttle
[verb]
Synonyms: strangle, choke, garrotte, strangulate

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Related Words: garrote

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. throt‧tle¹ /ˈθrɒtl $ ˈθrɑːtl/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: throat]

1. to kill or injure someone by holding their throat very tightly so that they cannot breathe Synonym : strangle:
He grabbed her by the throat and began throttling her.

2. to make it difficult or impossible for something to succeed:
policies which are throttling many Asian economies
throttle back phrasal verb
to reduce the amount of fuel flowing into an engine, in order to reduce its speed

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. throttle² noun [countable]

1. technical a piece of equipment that controls the amount of fuel going into a vehicle’s engine
at/on full throttle
the engines were at full throttle (=the throttle was open so the engines could go very fast)

2. full throttle as fast or as much as possible:
The team’s offense ran full throttle.
at/on full throttle
a political campaign on full throttle

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲