Free
Free verb - To set free (as from slavery or confinement).
Throttle
Throttle verb - To keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe.
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Synonyms for Throttle
Nearby Words: throttled, throttling
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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She broke free despite of being handcuffed and surrounded by Gendos agents, leapt at his desk and tried to throttle him.
Source: Fan Fic / The Second Try -
You are, however, quite free to punch people out, bang their heads together, break their arms, throttle them, tranquillise them, zap them and gas them.
Source: Technical Pacifist -
Managing to throttle and perform a Neck Snap on a certain Norse god of mischief who unsuccessfully tries to break free by shape-shifting into a fire is quite impressive.
Source: Characters / The Sandman
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Throttle and Free. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/free/throttle
Free & Throttle. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/free/throttle>.
Throttle or Free. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/free/throttle.
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