THROTTLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for THROTTLE?

Need another word that means the same as “throttle”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “throttle” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Throttle” are: strangle, strangulate, bound, confine, limit, restrict, trammel, choke, garrotte, asphyxiate, smother, suffocate, stifle, suppress, inhibit, control, restrain, check, contain, put a lid on, put the lid on, accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas, gas pedal, gun, throttle valve

Throttle as a Noun

Definitions of "Throttle" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “throttle” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine.
• A device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine.
• A person's throat, gullet, or windpipe.
• A pedal that controls the throttle valve.

Synonyms of "Throttle" as a noun (6 Words)

accelerator	An apparatus for accelerating charged particles to high velocities a particle accelerator. The country has been the main accelerator of global growth for a decade.
accelerator pedal	A lever that is operated with the foot.
gas	Gas or vapour used as a poisonous agent in warfare. Gas was one of the most dreaded weapons of the war.
gas pedal	A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines.
gun	A gunman. A grease gun.
throttle valve	A pedal that controls the throttle valve.

Usage Examples of "Throttle" as a noun

• The engines were at full throttle.

Throttle as a Verb

Definitions of "Throttle" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “throttle” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Place limits on (extent or access.
• Control (an engine or vehicle) with a throttle.
• Reduce the air supply.
• Reduce the power of an engine or vehicle by use of the throttle.
• Place limits on (extent or amount or access.
• Attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them.
• Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air.

Synonyms of "Throttle" as a verb (21 Words)

asphyxiate	Be asphyxiated die from lack of oxygen. They slowly asphyxiated.
bound	Of an object rebound from a surface. The horse bounded across the meadow.
check	Write out a check on a bank account. The handwriting checks with the signature on the check.
choke	Cause to retch or choke. The man choked his opponent.
confine	Deprive of freedom take into confinement. He was confined to bed for four days with a bad dose of flu.
contain	Be capable of holding or containing. Since F contains the factor Q it disappears from both sides of the equation.
control	Control others or oneself or influence skillfully usually to one s advantage. Do you control these data.
garrotte	Kill (someone) by strangulation, especially with a length of wire or cord. He had been garrotted with piano wire.
inhibit	Hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process. Inhibit the action of the enzyme.
limit	Set or serve as a limit to. Class sizes are limited to a maximum of 10.
put a lid on	Put into a certain place or abstract location.
put the lid on	Put into a certain place or abstract location.
restrain	To close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement. Leg cuffs are used for restraining and transporting violent criminals.
restrict	Place under restrictions limit access to. I shall restrict myself to a single example.
smother	Form an impenetrable cover over. The butter cream smothered the cake.
stifle	Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of. Those in the streets were stifled by the fumes.
strangle	Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air. They allowed bureaucracy to strangle initiative.
strangulate	Constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air. He tried to strangulate his opponent.
suffocate	Die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe. He said he d suffocate if he remained in this house for another hour.
suppress	Lessen to the point of stopping. The rising was savagely suppressed.
trammel	Place limits on (extent or amount or access. We have no wish to be trammelled by convention.

Usage Examples of "Throttle" as a verb

• She was sorely tempted to throttle him.
• The pitch of the engine fell as the driver throttled back.
• International sanctions were then throttling the country's economy.
• It has two engines that can be throttled.

Associations of "Throttle" (30 Words)

airway	A recognized route followed by aircraft. He kept the man s airway clear and blood circulating.
bound	Bound by an oath. Bullets bounded off the veranda.
button	Any artifact that resembles a button. Button the dress.
cased	Covered or protected with or as if with a case. Knights cased in steel.
chance	Be the case by chance. We ran into each other by pure chance.
chin	Hit or punch someone on the chin. He looked about ready to chin someone.
choke	A knob which controls the choke in a carburettor. A full choke gun.
clog	Impede with a clog or as if with a clog. Horses were clogged until they were tamed.
clutter	Unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen. The room was in a clutter of smelly untidiness.
death	The personification of death. Even in death she was beautiful.
drown	Deliberately kill a person or animal by drowning. The noise drowned out her speech.
execute	Carry out an instruction or program. Execute the decision of the people.
garrote	An instrument of execution for execution by strangulation.
ligature	Bind or connect with a ligature. There was no sign of the ligature which strangled her.
muffle	Wrap or cover for warmth. A muffle furnace.
neck	The length of a horse s head and neck as a measure of its lead in a race. We started necking on the sofa.
obstruct	Shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight. They had to alter the course of the stream and obstruct the natural flow of the water.
open	Of a victor having won an open competition. The dispute erupted into open war.
pharynx	The membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the oesophagus.
smother	Envelop completely. The butter cream smothered the cake.
stifle	Restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion. Those in the streets were stifled by the fumes.
strangle	Suppress (an impulse, action, or sound. She strangled a sob.
strung	That is on a string.
suffocate	Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake. She was suffocated by fumes from the boiler.
suffocation	The state or process of dying from being deprived of air or unable to breathe. We had to face heat and suffocation inside the coach.
tied	Bound together by or as if by a strong rope; especially as by a bond of affection. Agricultural workers living in tied accommodation.
trammel	A hook in a fireplace for a kettle. We will forge our own future free from the trammels of materialism.
valve	Each of the halves of the hinged shell of a bivalve mollusc or brachiopod or of the parts of the compound shell of a barnacle. A valve shuts off the flow from the boiler when the water is hot enough.