shatter vs throttle

shatter

verb
  • To violently break something into pieces. 

  • To smash, or break into tiny pieces. 

  • To dispirit or emotionally defeat. 

  • Of seeds: to be dispersed upon ripening. 

  • To destroy or disable something. 

noun
  • A (pine) needle. 

  • A form of concentrated cannabis. 

throttle

verb
  • To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated. 

  • To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate. 

  • To control or adjust the speed of (an engine). 

  • To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated. 

  • To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.). 

  • To strangle or choke someone. 

noun
  • 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. 

  • The lever or pedal that controls this valve. 

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