hike vs throttle

hike

noun
  • A sharp upward tug to raise something. 

  • A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. 

  • An abrupt increase. 

  • The snap of the ball to start a play. 

intj
  • Let's go; get moving. A command to a dog sled team, given by a musher. 

verb
  • To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise. 

  • To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails. 

  • To unfairly or suddenly raise a price. 

  • To pull up or tug upwards sharply. 

  • To snap the ball to start a play. 

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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