bender vs throttle

bender

noun
  • A device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle. 

  • A homosexual man. 

  • A simple shelter, made using flexible branches or withies. 

  • A bout of heavy drinking. 

  • A suspended sentence. 

  • One who, or that which, bends. 

throttle

noun
  • The lever or pedal that controls this valve. 

  • 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. 

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. 

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