Definition of throttle Throttle
/θɹɑˈtʌl/ - [thratul] - throt•tle
We found 22 definitions of throttle from 7 different sources.
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| throttle - a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" | ||
| accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, gun | ||
| foot lever, foot pedal, treadle, pedal a lever that is operated with the foot | ||
| auto, automobile, motorcar, car, machine a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" | ||
| aeroplane, airplane, plane an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" | ||
| throttle - a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine | ||
| accelerator, throttle valve | ||
| valve one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods | ||
| fuel system equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine | ||
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| throttle - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" | ||
| restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine | ||
| hold in, curb, contain, moderate, control, check, hold keep to the curb; "curb your dogs" | ||
| tighten, reduce become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened" | ||
| tie form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie" | ||
| gate restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment | ||
| draw a line, draw the line reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on); "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!" | ||
| mark out, mark off set boundaries to and delimit; "mark out the territory" | ||
| harness, rein, rule exploit the power of; "harness natural forces and resources" | ||
| baffle, regulate check the emission of (sound) | ||
| halter, hamper, cramp, strangle hang with a halter | ||
| tighten up, constrain, stiffen, tighten make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine" | ||
| clamp down, crack down repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable); "The police clamped down on illegal drugs" | ||
| inhibit limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs" | ||
| cumber, encumber, constrain, restrain hold back | ||
| throttle - kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes" | ||
| strangle, strangulate | ||
| compress, constrict, compact, contract, squeeze, press squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" | ||
| kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods" | ||
| garotte, garrote, garrotte, scrag strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain" | ||
| throttle - reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor" | ||
| choke | ||
| enrich make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- throttle (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. - throttle (Noun)
The lever or pedal that controls this valve. - throttle (Verb)
To cut back on the speed of an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.. - throttle (Verb)
To strangle or choke someone. - throttle (Verb)
To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate. - throttle (Verb)
To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- throttle (n.)
The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand. - throttle (n.)
The throttle valve. - throttle (v. t.)
To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle. - throttle (v. t.)
To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated. - throttle (v. t.)
To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine. - throttle (v. i.)
To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate. - throttle (v. i.)
To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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throttle
To kill by squeezing the neck in order to compress the carotide and/or trachea.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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throttle
throt′l, n. the throat or windpipe.—v.t. to choke by pressure on the windpipe: to shut off the steam from a steam-pipe, engine, &c.—v.i. to breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.—ns. Thrott′le-pipe, the vertical pipe between the throttle-valve and dry-pipe of a locomotive; Thrott′ler, one who throttles; Thrott′le-valve, a valve regulating the supply of steam to the cylinder. [Dim. of throat.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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throttle
The throat, or gullet.
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