GRE Word List

THROTTLE

to compress the throat of : choke

The meaning of the word throttle is to compress the throat of : choke.

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WordMeaning
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
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consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
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mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
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emanateto come out from a source
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of