Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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strangle | No | No | Yes | No |
throttle | Yes | No | Yes | No |
strangle (noun) | throttle (noun) |
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a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine | |
a pedal that controls the throttle valve |
strangle (verb) | throttle (verb) |
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constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing | reduce the air supply |
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake | place limits on (extent or amount or access) |
prevent the progress or free movement of | kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air |
die from strangulation | |
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air | |
suppress in order to conceal or hide |