throttle vs cramp

cramp vs throttle

throttle and cramp both are nouns.

throttle and cramp both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
throttle	Yes	No	Yes	No
cramp	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cramp is a hyponym of throttle; that is, cramp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than throttle:

throttle: place limits on (extent or amount or access)
cramp: prevent the progress or free movement of

Other hyponyms of throttle include reduce, tighten, tie, gate, draw a line, draw the line, mark off, mark out, halter, hamper, strangle, constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up, clamp down, crack down, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, cumber, encumber, restrain, scant, skimp.

throttle (noun)	cramp (noun)
a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine	a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
a pedal that controls the throttle valve	a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
	a painful and involuntary muscular contraction

throttle (verb)	cramp (verb)
reduce the air supply	suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
place limits on (extent or amount or access)	affect with or as if with a cramp
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air	prevent the progress or free movement of
	secure with a cramp

Difference between throttle and cramp

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