throttled

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb place limits on (extent or access)
  2. verb kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
  3. verb reduce the air supply

Synonyms

restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle

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