throttle

/θɹˈɑtəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. place limits on (extent or amount or access)
   “restrict the use of this parking lot”
2. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
   “he tried to strangulate his opponent”
3. reduce the air supply
   “choke a carburetor”

noun

1. a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
2. a pedal that controls the throttle valve
   “he stepped on the gas”

Synonyms for throttle

• restrict
• trammel
• limit
• bound
• confine
• strangle
• strangulate
• choke
• accelerator
• throttle valve
• accelerator pedal
• gas pedal
• gas
• gun

Words that rhyme with throttle

• bottle
• wattle
• glottal
• pottle
• bottel
• cottle
• hottel
• hottle
• motl
• mottl