throttle vs tie

tie vs throttle

throttle and tie both are nouns.

throttle and tie both are verbs.

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

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

throttle: place limits on (extent or amount or access)
tie: limit or restrict to

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

throttle (noun)	tie (noun)
a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine	a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
a pedal that controls the throttle valve	neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
	a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
	one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
	a fastener that serves to join or connect
	(music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
	the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
	equality of score in a contest
	a social or business relationship

throttle (verb)	tie (verb)
reduce the air supply	form a knot or bow in
place limits on (extent or amount or access)	limit or restrict to
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air	finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
	fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
	connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
	unite musical notes by a tie
	make by tying pieces together
	perform a marriage ceremony
	create social or emotional ties

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