throttle

Nouns

(n) a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine throttle valve, accelerator,
(n) a pedal that controls the throttle valve
- he stepped on the gas
accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, gun,

Verbs

(v) place limits on (extent or access)
- restrict the use of this parking lot
- limit the time you can spend with your friends
confine, limit, restrain, trammel, bound, restrict,
(v) kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
- he tried to strangle his opponent
- A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
strangle, strangulate,
(v) reduce the air supply
- choke a carburetor
choke,

Synonyms

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

Words of close approximity

throttlehold throttler throttle valve