Strangle vs. Throttle
Difference Between Strangle and Throttle
Strangleverb
(transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid.Throttlenoun
A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
Strangleverb
(transitive) To stifle or suppress.
She strangled a scream.Throttlenoun
The lever or pedal that controls this valve.
Strangleverb
(intransitive) To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar.Throttlenoun
The windpipe or trachea.
Strangleverb
(intransitive) To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.
Throttleverb
(transitive) To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
Stranglenoun
(finance) A trading strategy using options, constructed through taking equal positions in a put and a call with different strike prices, such that there is a payoff if the underlying asset's value moves beyond the range of the two strike prices.
Throttleverb
(transitive) To strangle or choke someone.
Strangleverb
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air;
he tried to strangle his opponentA man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutesThrottleverb
(intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
Strangleverb
conceal or hide;
smother a yawnmuffle one's angerstrangle a yawnThrottleverb
(intransitive) To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
Strangleverb
die from strangulation
Throttleverb
(transitive) To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
Strangleverb
prevent the progress or free movement of;
He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weatherthe imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countriesThrottlenoun
a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
Strangleverb
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
Throttlenoun
a pedal that controls the throttle valve;
he stepped on the gasStrangleverb
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake;
he swallowed a fishbone and gaggedThrottleverb
place limits on (extent or access);
restrict the use of this parking lotlimit the time you can spend with your friendsThrottleverb
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air;
he tried to strangle his opponentA man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutesThrottleverb
reduce the air supply;
choke a carburetor
