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noun

• distance travelled per unit time

• a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens

• changing location rapidly

• the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system

• a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression

verb

• move hurridly

• move faster

• move very fast

• travel at an excessive or illegal velocity

• cause to move faster

25%11 An atom-smasher, catalyst, cyclotron, muscle, synchrotron, throttle or other device, substance or thing for increasing speed
noun

• a pedal that controls the throttle valve

• a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine

• (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

• a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles

25%8Throttle
verb

• kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air

• suppress in order to conceal or hide

• die from strangulation

• prevent the progress or free movement of

• constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

• struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

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