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Verb
To physically choke or strangle someone
To attempt to subdue or put an end to (something)
To silence or prevent from speaking
To increase in speed or power, especially of a motor or engine
To impede the work or ability of, especially intending to cause failure
To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.
To hug, hold or embrace tightly
Noun
The throat or esophagus
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▲
Verb
▲
To physically choke or strangle someone
choke
strangle
strangulate
asphyxiate
garotte
garrote
US
garrotte
UK
suffocate
burke
gag
smother
stifle
wring
crush the esophagus of
wring one's neck
drown
choke to death
“Avoid thinking aloud, lest others are tempted to
throttle
you for your unpopular opinions.”
Verb
▲
To attempt to subdue or put an end to (something)
inhibit
stifle
suppress
check
contain
curb
restrain
repress
end
halt
stop
subdue
regulate
put a lid on
put the lid on
bring to an end
bring to a stop
put an end to
put paid to
bring to a halt
put the kibosh on
put the stopper on
hold back
stamp out
clamp down on
crack down on
do for
quell
quash
squash
crush
squelch
extinguish
arrest
silence
stem
hinder
limit
overcome
block out
throw cold water on
snuff out
pour cold water on
put a stop to
nip in the bud
gain mastery over
conquer
gain control over
kill
put out
slap down
put down
rein in
reduce
lessen
moderate
deaden
thwart
destroy
defeat
mitigate
control
assuage
dull
mollify
allay
ease
terminate
abolish
diminish
annihilate
dampen
overpower
soothe
temper
soften
alleviate
appease
settle
get rid of
vanquish
quench
quieten
lull
scotch
overwhelm
abate
subjugate
frustrate
palliate
cut off
wipe out
smother
calm
blunt
bridle
quiet
compose
eliminate
curtail
tone down
banish
sit on
choke off
slow
cushion
shut down
take the edge off
tranquilize
US
decrease
damp
pacify
rout
oppress
clobber
dispel
cool
keep in check
tranquillise
UK
settle down
blot out
beat
constrain
finish
demolish
retard
scupper
extirpate
still
placate
eradicate
block
muffle
depress
overturn
absorb
mellow
spike
queer
bury
discontinue
relax
staunch
stymie
lower
lighten
obstruct
bottle
hush
dismiss
dam
tread
subordinate
wreck
swamp
whelm
prostrate
overmaster
floor
devastate
crack down
restrict
close up
obliterate
ruin
break
damp down
trample on
quelch
ice
strangle
weed out
rise above
hold in check
get under control
tread on
keep down
soft-pedal
grind down
chill out
snow under
calm down
force down
blow away
bring someone to their knees
bear down on
reject
censure
torpedo
dish
withhold
impair
drown
buffer
exterminate
blanket
expunge
brake
foil
clamp down
censor
dumb
clam
remove
dash
bring to screeching halt
rein
pipe down
dampen down
nix
scuttle
spoil
bottle up
keep back
put damper on
mess up
salve
cut short
becalm
lullaby
master
govern
comfort
balm
mute
buttress
reassure
lick
relieve
deflate
harsh
quiet down
cut
interrupt
overthrow
cow
slow down
trample
dominate
clamp
shush
contract
keep the lid on
soak up
put a damper on
clip
keep a lid on
propitiate
make less active
gentle
quieten down
minimize
US
disarm
taper
sweeten
help
drop
beat down
smooth
triumph over
plug
tame
lenify
drive underground
hold in
deconflict
conciliate
content
keep inside
hold down
keep in
dissipate
stroke
put lid on
put kibosh on
bring to naught
scale down
dial down
bring down
cut down
cut back
minimise
UK
cut down on
ration
bring under the yoke
put the squeeze on
bring to heel
clog
caulk
barricade
seal
qualify
smooth over
make peace with
impose peace upon
restore harmony to
fix up
butter up
bury the hatchet
kiss and make up
smooth someone's ruffled feathers
lay back
grease
dulcify
clear the air with
make peace
pacificate
close out
bar
jam
clog up
blockade
prevent
impede
fill up
fill
take the bite out
take the sting out
pour oil on
put to rest
drive away
drive off
chase away
choke
pack
close
close off
stay
jam up
shut off
stop up
stall
intercept
block up
stuff
hold off
choke up
bung up
stanch
cool out
interfere with
block off
shut out
occlude
bung
stonewall
stopper
muzzle
gag
congest
plug up
more ❯
“Either way, we
throttle
our ability to compete more effectively or to do the mountain of things that need doing.”
Verb
▲
To silence or prevent from speaking
silence
muzzle
gag
censor
dumb
hush
muffle
mute
quiet
quieten
shush
stifle
still
squelch
pipe down
damp down
quiet down
strike dumb
shut up
tone down
hold your tongue
clam up
tongue-tie
hush one's mouth
decrease the volume
hush-hush
make quiet
dummy up
quell
settle
extinguish
quieten down
deaden
dull
dampen
soften
hush up
turn down
keep it down
smother
mask
drown
be quiet
stop talking
fall silent
belt up
choke
drown out
bottle up
dry up
put a sock in it
be silent
cut off
keep quiet
shut it
button it
reduce
burke
lull
make inaudible
make quieter
suppress the speech of
modulate
become silent
decrease volume
hush down
lower
restrain
check
inhibit
repress
curb
suppress
put a gag on
restrict
trammel
fetter
prevent
cork
no-platform
seal somebody's lips
keep the lid on
put the lid on
prohibit from speaking
squash
stop
ice
shut down
clamp down on
crack down on
can it
wrap it up
wrap up
button it lip
button up
“The fear began to
throttle
his speech as if some dreadful instance had refused to divest his adolescent mind.”
Verb
▲
To increase in speed or power, especially of a motor or engine
rev
accelerate
race
gun
put your foot down
increase power
open up
speed up
step on it
step on the gas
rev up
open up the throttle
put pedal to metal
put on afterburners
put on speed
get going
open the throttle
quicken
hasten
rush
roll
move faster
go faster
gather speed
gain momentum
increase speed
hurry up
get faster
get cracking
pick up speed
smarten
get moving
drive faster
get a move on
gather momentum
put on a spurt
make haste
open it up
get a wriggle on
get a wiggle on
pick up the pace
make tracks
lay rubber
peel rubber
hurry
drive fast
floor it
hit the gas
put foot
speed
put the pedal to the metal
put pedal to the metal
burn rubber
be quick
rattle your dags
step up
stir one's stumps
fang it
go flat-out
increase
shift
quicken one's step
pick up
put a spurt on
get the lead out
make it snappy
shake a leg
fast-track
barrel
fasten one's pace
quicken one's speed
nail it
more ❯
Verb
▲
To impede the work or ability of, especially intending to cause failure
obstruct
hinder
impede
hamper
inhibit
block
check
curb
restrain
frustrate
encumber
restrict
handicap
trammel
fetter
cramp
shackle
retard
delay
hamstring
halt
hobble
bar
forestall
limit
manacle
handcuff
balk
US
baulk
UK
embarrass
stall
interrupt
slow
derail
prohibit
cumber
stay
bridle
stonewall
bork
interfere
sabotage
crab
sandbag
obscure
screen
complicate
hold up
hold back
interfere with
hog-tie
short-circuit
slow down
tie up
hang up
put a brake on
stand in the way of
get in the way
get in the way of
weigh down
monkey with
prevent
constrain
stifle
constipate
damp down
stultify
muzzle
stop
stymie
thwart
clog
foil
arrest
avert
deter
cripple
stave off
preclude
cut off
head off
ward off
set back
repress
counteract
close off
intercept
detain
debar
disrupt
blockade
throw a spanner in the works
confine
baffle
interdict
keep back
crimp
suppress
choke
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
fend off
shut off
curtail
tie
forbid
oppose
barricade
obviate
hold off
avoid
close
put off
control
withhold
nip in the bud
shut out
guard
stem
defend against
block off
put an end to
hold
slow up
suspend
cramp one's style
dam
circumvent
put a stop to
ban
burden
plug
bog down
straiten
smother
brake
entangle
decelerate
discontinue
scupper
proscribe
wall off
cut short
stop up
defend
choke off
rule out
give a hard time
turn aside
inconvenience
contain
divert
contravene
reduce
evade
constrict
counter
bind
keep
moderate
regulate
retardate
postpone
intermit
cool
seal
caulk
overload
charge
jam
staunch
forfend
stopper
preempt
load
lade
be a hindrance to
pre-empt
rein in
deflect
close out
hold down
close up
spoil
clog up
disallow
anticipate
block up
block out
make late
cramp someone's style
shut down
pick off
keep at bay
exclude
saddle
dissuade from
weight
disadvantage
circumscribe
outlaw
entrammel
incommode
discommode
fence
wall
shake
leash
impair
neutralize
US
help
procrastinate
filibuster
shelve
bottleneck
resist
end
enjoin
remit
lumber
slacken
faze
terminate
cease
overburden
delimit
pause
laden
quit
lessen
defer
parry
neutralise
UK
drop
discourage
oppress
mire
finish
defeat
chain
overwhelm
ostracize
US
repulse
rebuff
can
break
freight
deny access
quiet
stuff
hold in
drag your feet
estop
cork
strain
nullify
circumnavigate
pack
keep waiting
shut in
undermine
stem the flow of
put the kibosh on
turn off
bottle up
sidestep
skirt
bung
choke up
fill
plug up
saddle with
gag
take down
put back
play for time
tie down
occlude
back off
break off
bung up
bring to a standstill
ostracise
UK
bring to screeching halt
desist from
leave off
head off at pass
get in before
break up
cut out
second-guess
steer clear of
beat someone to the draw
lay off
pack up
beat someone to the punch
knock off
get ahead of
bring to an end
beat someone to it
keep off
provide against
steal a march on
pack in
give over
sidetrack
straitjacket
tie-up
weaken
overturn
ruin
suffocate
subdue
cap
stand off
peter out
protract
bother
discomfit
freeze
rattle
repel
catch
enmesh
net
ensnare
capture
prorogue
disconcert
snag
tether
sideline
cause to wait
cause to stay
boycott
affect
disturb
prolong
put straitjacket on
worry
put a crimp in
make impossible
debilitate
throw monkey wrench in
tamper
influence
confuse
blacklist
trouble
conflict
set limits on
impose limits on
foul up
screw up
prevent from making progress
tie someone's hands
rein
box in
louse up
stave
keep from happening
put at a disadvantage
fill up
forefend
indispose
hem in
make difficult
get bogged down
muffle
squelch
swallow
place at a disadvantage
subvert
commandeer
give disadvantage
take out
hold off on
hold over
withdraw
put out of commission
stanch
jam up
intervene
renounce
govern
fight back
keep lid on
stand in the way
throw a spoke in the wheel of
crush
tame
choke back
checkmate
waste time
tie one's hands
disempower
hold at bay
queer someone's pitch
not allow to go beyond
keep within the limits of
narrow down
be one step ahead of
be early
act in advance of
prepare for
bring to a halt
bring to end
keep in check
embargo
bottle
congest
make illegal
buy time
throw cold water on
temper
stunt
keep a lid on
pull in
keep under control
slacken pace
bite back
destabilize
US
pour cold water on
put a damper on
cut in
take away
ward
forbid to
demoralize
US
attenuate
employ delaying tactics
cram
brim
heap
bog
lag
decrease
abate
diminish
put a spoke in someone's wheel
fortify
emasculate
sap
loiter
qualify
embog
reef
demoralise
UK
soften
botch
destabilise
UK
challenge
lock
secure
bolt
ram
jam-pack
backfill
top
keep in
latch
fasten
strengthen
protect
drag through the mud
ram in
dam up
fill in
top off
put on brakes
clip one's wings
queer the pitch of
countermine
counterplot
cut back
back-water
hit the brakes
lose speed
put the brakes on
lose steam
let down flaps
cut down
wind down
anchor it
poke full of holes
kick the can down the road
let up
damp
save
let
chill
dampen
cork up
bind up
tape up
eliminate
except
hang on
hold the line
resist attack
hold the fort
refuse
shroud
keep out
count out
freeze out
close one's doors to
keep at arm's length
lock out
tax
close down
put a sock in
bring to a close
wind up
blow the whistle on
bring to a stop
put a cork in
pull the plug on
overtax
stress
more ❯
Verb
▲
To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.
occlude
block
clog
choke
obstruct
dam
plug
stuff
congest
jam
close
stop
clot
stopper
fill
seal
cork
shut
stem
hinder
impede
curb
prevent
obscure
stop up
clog up
block up
bung up
plug up
close out
gum up
cut off
shut off
block off
block out
close off
cut out
lock out
bung
pack
dam up
bar
barricade
blockade
fill up
check
gunge up
obturate
caulk
restrict
halt
hold back
suppress
close up
silt up
seal up
inhibit
stifle
stall
stopple
seal off
hold in
jam up
choke up
make airtight
make watertight
overfill
glut
entrammel
cumber
hedge
foul
crowd
overcrowd
overburden
cover
secure
cap
clutter up
shut up
stand in the way of
get in the way of
staunch
slow
contain
arrest
restrain
curtail
retard
constrict
stymie
intercept
stay
bridle
hold off
repress
control
stanch
brim
heap
cram
choke off
shut out
interfere with
bottle
limit
stonewall
muzzle
gag
thwart
charge
load
stick
gum
waterproof
plaster
paste
enclose
ram
top
jam-pack
lade
backfill
ram in
top off
fill in
stick down
guard
wall off
defend
fence
wall
trammel
deny access
shut in
confine
brake
screen
line
hedge out
cloy
wall up
brick up
smother
fortify
stuff up
lock
bolt
strengthen
latch
protect
fasten
bottle up
cork up
tape up
bind up
silt
become blocked
become filled
become clogged
become dammed
fill up with silt
become choked
more ❯
Verb
▲
To hug, hold or embrace tightly
squeeze
embrace
hug
cuddle
clasp
enfold
clutch
crush
encircle
enclasp
envelop
fold
press
wrap
hold
strain
cling to
hold close
hold tight
grasp
embosom
bear hug
cradle
take
enclose
gather
grip
take in arms
snuggle
lock
seize
clinch
grab
canoodle
nuzzle
cling
spoon
enbosom
hold onto
fold in arms
hold in one's arms
squash
pull
clench
encase
grapple
entwine
involve
draw
bear-hug
wedge
fondle
wrap up
accoll
coll
hold on to
lock in one's arms
keep close
clasp to one's bosom
press someone to one's bosom
enfold someone in one's arms
swathe
cover
shroud
enwrap
enshroud
veil
sheathe
enswathe
cocoon
inclose
wind
encompass
cloak
mantle
drape
swaddle
embower
bosom
bower
circumfuse
invest
lap
muffle
bundle up
surround
clothe
bandage
roll
furl
bind
overlay
roll up
muffle up
wreathe
lace
blanket
twine
twist
pad
turn
line
cosset
truss
imbricate
shingle
don
inwrap
package
pack
bundle
infold
protect
let fall in folds
gift-wrap
more ❯
Noun
▲
The throat or esophagus
gullet
crop
craw
maw
throat
oesophagus
UK
pharynx
gorge
gula
esophagus
US
neck
weasand
cytopharynx
red lane
trachea
windpipe
fauces
oropharynx
passage
gorget
larynx
voice box
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