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throttle vs scrag

scrag vs throttle

throttle and scrag both are nouns.

throttle and scrag both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
throttle Yes No Yes No
scrag Yes No Yes No
As verbs, scrag is a hyponym of throttle; that is, scrag is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than throttle:
  • throttle: kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
  • scrag: strangle with an iron collar
Other hyponyms of throttle include garotte, garrote, garrotte.
throttle (noun) scrag (noun)
a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine the lean end of a neck of veal
a pedal that controls the throttle valve lean end of the neck
a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
throttle (verb) scrag (verb)
reduce the air supply strangle with an iron collar
place limits on (extent or amount or access) wring the neck of
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
Difference between throttle and scrag

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