The meaning of Throttles

verb

Kill (someone) by depriving them of air.

Usage examples:

They were asphyxiated by the carbon monoxide fumes

verb

To be unable to breathe, usually resulting in death, or to cause someone to be unable to breathe; suffocate

Usage examples:

[ t ] the men were asphyxiated by smoke., we thought we would die of asphyxiation on that crowded t…

verb

Examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something.

Usage examples:

Customs officers have the right to check all luggage

noun

An examination to test or ascertain accuracy, quality, or satisfactory condition.

Usage examples:

A campaign calling for regular checks on gas appliances

exclamation

Us spelling of cheque.

verb

(of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air.

Usage examples:

Willie choked on a mouthful of tea

noun

A valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started.

Usage examples:

An automatic choke

noun

The inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke.

Usage examples:

Cut the artichokes in half and remove the hairy inner choke and any hard leaves, leaving only the t…

verb

Have or hold (someone or something) within.

Usage examples:

The cigarettes were thought to contain cannabis

noun

The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.

Usage examples:

The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

Usage examples:

He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

verb

Power to direct or determine

phrasal verb

Take severe measures against someone or something.

Usage examples:

The police will crack down on criminals

verb

Kill (someone) by strangulation, especially with a length of wire or cord.

Usage examples:

He had been garrotted with piano wire

noun

A wire, cord, or other implement used for garrotting.

Usage examples:

They also had a tommy gun - and he had a garrotte or ‘cheese cutter’, a more silent way of killing.

verb

Hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process).

Usage examples:

Cold inhibits plant growth

verb

To take an action that makes something less likely to happen, or that discourages someone from doing something

Usage examples:

The merger of the two corporations was not allowed because it would inhibit open competition., some…

verb

To prevent something from developing in the way or at the rate that is possible

Usage examples:

Inhibit competition/growth/innovation authorities fear that fewer, bigger airlines will inhibit com…

verb

Move to or place in a particular position.

Usage examples:

I put my hand out towards her

noun

A throw of a shot or weight.

Usage examples:

Nichols recorded a put of 61.05 on his third attempt.

Cause to be in a certain state

verb

Prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits.

Usage examples:

The need to restrain public expenditure

verb

Kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.

Usage examples:

I dreamt a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow

noun

A mass of something that stifles or obscures.

Usage examples:

All this vanished in a smother of foam

verb

To prevent a person or animal from getting oxygen

Usage examples:

Several animals were smothered by smoke from the fire., the pasta was smothered with a creamy sauce…

verb

Make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.

Usage examples:

Those in the streets were stifled by the fumes

noun

A joint in the legs of horses, dogs, and other animals, equivalent to the knee in humans.

Usage examples:

At necropsy all stifle joints were stable to an anterior drawer force with no significant limitatio…

verb

Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

verb

(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.

Usage examples:

His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

noun

A cessation of movement or operation.

Usage examples:

All business came to a stop

verb

Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

verb

Squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause death.

Usage examples:

The victim was strangled with a scarf

verb

Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air

verb

Strangle; throttle.

Usage examples:

The victim had been strangulated

verb

To kill someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe; strangle

verb

Die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe.

Usage examples:

They suffocated in their sleep

verb

To die because of a lack of oxygen, or to kill someone by preventing that person from breathing

Usage examples:

[ i ] the government warned parents yesterday not to let infants sleep on small plastic pillows bec…

verb

Forcibly put an end to.

Usage examples:

The rising was savagely suppressed

verb

To end something by force

Usage examples:

He either has to begin reforms, or he has to suppress the opposition., he was accused of suppressin…

verb

To prevent something from being seen or expressed

Usage examples:

Any decisions to suppress information would have been made by senior managers, not by shareholders.…