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kill vs throttle

throttle vs kill

kill and throttle both are nouns.

kill and throttle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kill Yes No Yes No
throttle Yes No Yes No
As verbs, throttle is a hyponym of kill; that is, throttle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kill:
  • kill: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
  • throttle: kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
Other hyponyms of kill include annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out, decimate, drown, massacre, mow down, slaughter, erase, wipe out, butcher, slaughter, poison, lapidate, stone, poison, commit suicide, dispatch, vaporize, zap, sacrifice, take off, tomahawk, saber, sabre, overlay, overlie, brain, put away, put to sleep, do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize, waste, exterminate, kill off, asphyxiate, smother, suffocate, strangle, strangulate, behead, decapitate, decollate, impale, stake, dismember, martyr, shed blood, bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay, assassinate, execute, put to death, draw, draw and quarter, quarter, lynch, pip, shoot, electrocute, fry, euthanatise, euthanatize, euthanise, euthanize, mercy kill, gank.
kill (noun) throttle (noun)
the act of terminating a life a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile a pedal that controls the throttle valve
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
kill (verb) throttle (verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase reduce the air supply
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in place limits on (extent or amount or access)
cause to cease operating kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
tire out completely
end or extinguish by forceful means
drink down entirely
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
cause the death of, without intention
deprive of life
hit with great force
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
be the source of great pain for
thwart the passage of
be fatal
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